Randomized clinical trial of immersive virtual reality tour of the operating theatre in children before anaesthesia.

CONCLUSION: This preoperative VR tour of the operating theatre was effective in alleviating preoperative anxiety and increasing compliance during induction of anaesthesia in children undergoing elective surgery. Registration number: UMIN000025232 (http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr).
PMID: 28975600 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - October 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Ryu JH, Park SJ, Park JW, Kim JW, Yoo HJ, Kim TW, Hong JS, Han SH Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research