Virtual reality successfully provides anxiolysis to laboring women undergoing epidural placement

Virtual reality successfully provides anxiolysis to laboring women undergoing epidural placement

Virtual reality (VR) has been shown in a variety of clinical settings to be an effective non-pharmacological alternative for anxiety and pain relief [5]. The patient was offered and fitted with a customized, infection-control compliant Samsung Gear VR headset (Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2020-05, Vol.61, p.109635-109635, Article 109635
Hauptverfasser: Kist, M., Bekemeyer, Z., Ralls, L., Carvalho, B., Rodriguez, S.T., Caruso, T.J.
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Sprache:eng
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Anxiety
Pain
Patients
Virtual reality
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Zusammenfassung:Virtual reality (VR) has been shown in a variety of clinical settings to be an effective non-pharmacological alternative for anxiety and pain relief [5]. The patient was offered and fitted with a customized, infection-control compliant Samsung Gear VR headset (Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea) equipped with a Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone. Limitations of VR include affordability and adverse side effects, such as nausea, motion sickness and dizziness.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.109635