The Role of 3D Printing in Planning Complex Medical Procedures and Training of Medical Professionals—Cross-Sectional Multispecialty Review

Jarosław Meyer-Szary, Marlon Souza Luis, Szymon Mikulski, Agastya Patel, Finn Schulz, Dmitry Tretiakow, Justyna Fercho, Kinga Jaguszewska, Mikołaj Frankiewicz, Ewa Pawłowska, Radosław Targoński, Łukasz Szarpak, Katarzyna Dądela, Robert Sabiniewicz and Joanna Kwiatkowska
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Jarosław Meyer-Szary: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Marlon Souza Luis: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Szymon Mikulski: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
Agastya Patel: First Doctoral School, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland
Finn Schulz: University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
Dmitry Tretiakow: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
Justyna Fercho: Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Kinga Jaguszewska: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Mikołaj Frankiewicz: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Ewa Pawłowska: Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Radosław Targoński: 1st Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Łukasz Szarpak: Institute of Outcomes Research, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, 03-411 Warsaw, Poland
Katarzyna Dądela: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Robert Sabiniewicz: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Joanna Kwiatkowska: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-38

Abstract: Medicine is a rapidly-evolving discipline, with progress picking up pace with each passing decade. This constant evolution results in the introduction of new tools and methods, which in turn occasionally leads to paradigm shifts across the affected medical fields. The following review attempts to showcase how 3D printing has begun to reshape and improve processes across various medical specialties and where it has the potential to make a significant impact. The current state-of-the-art, as well as real-life clinical applications of 3D printing, are reflected in the perspectives of specialists practicing in the selected disciplines, with a focus on pre-procedural planning, simulation (rehearsal) of non-routine procedures, and on medical education and training. A review of the latest multidisciplinary literature on the subject offers a general summary of the advances enabled by 3D printing. Numerous advantages and applications were found, such as gaining better insight into patient-specific anatomy, better pre-operative planning, mock simulated surgeries, simulation-based training and education, development of surgical guides and other tools, patient-specific implants, bioprinted organs or structures, and counseling of patients. It was evident that pre-procedural planning and rehearsing of unusual or difficult procedures and training of medical professionals in these procedures are extremely useful and transformative.

Keywords: 3D printing; three-dimensional printing; additive manufacturing; cardiology; surgery; cardiac surgery; urology; obstetrics; gynecology; oncology; radiotherapy; orthopedics; trauma; otolaryngology; head and neck surgery; mandible reconstruction; training; simulation; outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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