Virtual Reality for Sedation During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Clinical Practice: Observational Study.
Thomas RoxburghAnthony C LiCharles GuenanciaPatrice PernolletClaire BouletiBenjamin AlosMatthieu GrasThomas KerforneDenis FrascaFrançois Le GalLuc Philippe ChristiaensBruno DegandRodrigue GarciaPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
We found that VR was associated with a reduction in the perception of pain in patients undergoing AF ablation under conscious sedation. Our findings demonstrate that VR can be easily incorporated into the standard ablation workflow.
Keyphrases
- virtual reality
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- clinical practice
- left atrial
- radiofrequency ablation
- chronic pain
- mechanical ventilation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- direct oral anticoagulants
- intensive care unit
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- spinal cord
- spinal cord injury
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve
- venous thromboembolism
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation