title: The application of three-dimensional printing technology in anaesthesia: a systematic review.
abstract: Three-dimensional printing has rapidly become an easily accessible, innovative and versatile technology, with a vast range of applications across a wide range of industries. There has been a recent emergence in the scientific literature relating to its potential application across a multitude of fields within medicine and surgery; however, its use within anaesthesia has yet to be formally explored. We undertook a systematic review using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases of three-dimensional printing in anaesthesia. We identified eight relevant articles. Due to the paucity of studies, we also completed a narrative review of the applications of three-dimensional printing pertinent to anaesthetic practice that our department are currently exploring, and suggest potential future uses for this technology relevant to our speciality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coles-Black
authors.affiliation: Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chuen
authors.affiliation: Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rachbuch
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional
keywords: 3D-printing; airway; anatomical model; education; simulation