image: A) Image of a study patient using the VR equipment. B) Screenshot of a typical immersive environment with an example of text communication from study personnel. view more
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Patients experiencing virtual reality immersion during hand surgery required less anesthetic to keep pain at bay, indicating the potential of this non- pharmacologic distraction technique
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272030
Article Title: Virtual reality immersion compared to monitored anesthesia care for hand surgery: A randomized controlled trial
Author Countries: USA, Grenada
Funding: BOG was funded by an American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Mentored Research Training Grant for a portion of the study period. XRHealth provided free access to software and hardware required for the trial. Additional support for investigator time, research personnel and equipment were provided by the BIDMC Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence. The investigators maintained control of the protocol and data throughout the study period and the manuscript was prepared at the discretion of the investigators. The funder, Spectrum Healthcare Partners, provided support in the form of salaries for authors GK, but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions section.’
Journal
PLOS ONE
Article Title
Virtual reality immersion compared to monitored anesthesia care for hand surgery: A randomized controlled trial
Article Publication Date
21-Sep-2022
COI Statement
The authors have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: BOG is a consultant for Sedana Medical. GK has commercial affiliation with Spectrum Healthcare Partners as an employee. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.