REBOA Training Using Immersive Technologies (VR & AR)

  • REBOA stands for ‘Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta’. It is a potentially life-saving temporising procedure in cases where a patient has significant intra-abdominal haemorrhage and is haemodynamically unstable.
  • The REBOA procedure was chosen as the proof-of-concept procedure for immersive technology training because of the relatively simple steps in the modified Seldinger technique.
  • The video sequence below demonstrates a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation of a REBOA procedure being performed using a HTC Vive headset
  • The video sequence below demonstrates an Augmented Reality (AR) simulation of a REBOA procedure being performed using a Meta Quest 3 headset