Table 3.
Study | Study Design | Description of Outcome Measurement | Comparator | Favours iVR or control |
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Operative Time (Quantitative; n = 4) | ||||
Shirk et al., 2019b 29 | RCT | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Parkhomenko et al., 2019 25 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | Equivalent |
Shirk et al., 2019a 28 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Xie et al., 2021 34 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | iVR |
Blood Loss (Quantitative; n = 4) | ||||
Shirk et al., 2019b 29 | RCT | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Parkhomenko et al., 2019 25 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | iVR |
Shirk et al., 2019a 28 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Xie et al., 2021 34 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | Equivalent |
Fluoroscopy Time (Quantitative; n = 2) | ||||
Parkhomenko et al., 2019 25 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | iVR |
Zhou et al. 2019 43 | Cross-sectional (cadaveric) | Records from simulated cadaveric operation | No preoperative planning | iVR |
Complications (Quantitative; n = 4) | ||||
Parkhomenko et al., 2019 25 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | Equivalent |
Shirk et al., 2019a 28 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Xie et al., 2021 34 | Historical control trial | Review of intra- and postoperative records | CT alone | iVR |
Sugiyama et al., 2021 30 | Prospective study | Review of postoperative records | None | ND |
Length of Stay (Quantitative; n = 3) | ||||
Shirk et al., 2019b 29 | RCT | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Shirk et al., 2019a 28 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT or MRI alone | Equivalent |
Xie et al., 2021 34 | Historical control trial | Review of intraoperative records | CT alone | Equivalent |
Abbreviations: CT = computerized tomography; iVR = immersive virtual reality; ND = not determinable (cannot determine superiority of one intervention) MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; RCT = randomized controlled trial.