The effect of Virtual Reality in reducing preoperative anxiety in patients prior to arthroscopic knee surgery: A randomised controlled trial

© 2017 IEEE. Preoperative anxiety positively correlates with postoperative levels of pain, analgesic use and length of hospital stay. This preliminary study aimed to determine if the principle of distraction, using a relaxing Virtual Reality (VR) immersion, would reduce preoperative anxiety in patie...

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Main Authors: Robertson, A., Khan, R., Fick, Daniel, Robertson, William, Gunaratne, D., Yapa, S., Bowden, V., Hoffman, H., Rajan, R.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68995