Unsedated colonoscopy utilizing virtual reality distraction: a pilot-controlled study.

Ido VeismanMoran Tardio DuchanAdi LahatMiki GoldenfeldOffir UkashiIdo LaishAlon LangAhmad AlbsheshReuma Margalit YehudaYuval SenderowichMoran Livne MargolinDoron YablecovitchRevital DvirSandra NeumanShomron Ben-HorinIdan Levy

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

VR technology can provide adequate substitution for sedation for most patients undergoing colonoscopy and offers comparable patient satisfaction and faster return to daily activities.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
patient satisfaction
patients undergoing
colorectal cancer screening
physical activity
study protocol
mechanical ventilation
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
double blind