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The Emerging Role of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Rita Hitching, Hunter G. Hoffman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Maheen M. Adamson, Esmeralda Madrigal, Wadee Alhalabi, Ahad Alhudali, Mariana Sampaio, Barry Peterson, Miles R. Fontenot, Keira P. Mason

Citations:

27

References:

118

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, there has been a significant reduction in the incidence of adverse events associated with sedation outside of the operating room. Non-pharmacologic techniques are increasingly being used as peri-operative adjuncts to facilitate and promote anxiolysis, analgesia and sedation, and to reduce adverse events. This narrative review will briefly explore the emerging role of immers...

Keywords

Medicine

Sedation

Narrative review

Virtual reality

Venipuncture

Distraction

Hypnosis

Anxiety

Anesthesia

Intensive care medicine

Human–computer interaction

Alternative medicine

Pathology

Neuroscience

Psychiatry

Computer science

Biology

2023

Review

Open Access

Institution

School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia,

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA,

Immersive Virtual Reality Research Group, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia,

Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Jaume I University, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain,

Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA,

WRIISC-WOMEN and Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA,

Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Computing and Informatics, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia,

Department of Psychology, University of Coimbra, 3000-115 Coimbra, Portugal,

Department of Social Work, Catholic University of Portugal, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal,

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA,

Harvard University

Publisher

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2-Y Citation Average

3.439

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030843

Language

Country

The Emerging Role of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

The Emerging Role of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Rita Hitching, Hunter G. Hoffman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Maheen M. Adamson, Esmeralda Madrigal, Wadee Alhalabi, Ahad Alhudali, Mariana Sampaio, Barry Peterson, Miles R. Fontenot, Keira P. Mason

Citations:

27

References:

118

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, there has been a significant reduction in the incidence of adverse events associated with sedation outside of the operating room. Non-pharmacologic techniques are increasingly being used as peri-operative adjuncts to facilitate and promote anxiolysis, analgesia and sedation, and to reduce adverse events. This narrative review will briefly explore the emerging role of immers...

Keywords

Medicine

Sedation

Narrative review

Virtual reality

Venipuncture

Distraction

Hypnosis

Anxiety

Anesthesia

Intensive care medicine

Human–computer interaction

Alternative medicine

Pathology

Neuroscience

Psychiatry

Computer science

Biology

2023

Review

Open Access

Institution

School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia,

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA,

Immersive Virtual Reality Research Group, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia,

Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Jaume I University, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain,

Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA,

WRIISC-WOMEN and Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA,

Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Computing and Informatics, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia,

Department of Psychology, University of Coimbra, 3000-115 Coimbra, Portugal,

Department of Social Work, Catholic University of Portugal, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal,

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA,

Harvard University

Publisher

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2-Y Citation Average

3.439

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030843

Language

Country