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

Jung-Hee RyuS-J ParkJ-W ParkJ-W KimH-J YooT-W KimJ S HongS-H Han

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2017)

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).

Keyphrases

virtual reality
patients undergoing
young adults
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
sleep quality
surgical site infection