Medical experts hope surgery live-streamed in VR will acquire healthcare fairer and boost trainingStretched out on a table in a large,shiny operating theatre at the Royal London hospital, a patient is awaiting Shafi Ahmed’s first incision in a procedure that will remove cancerous tissue from his bowel. Around the table a team dressed in blue scrubs and face masks are gathered, and exchanging the odd word,while cumbersome machines bearing bundles of wires hum gently in the background. Everyone is focused on the task in hand, getting alert to play their part. Except me.
Scrubless and without so much as a scalpel to pass to the surgeon, and I am a mere spectator to this intricate event,a bystander gazing around the room in fascination while others labour at a life-changing task.
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Source: theguardian.com