Both electronic 3D virtual reality and 2D video devices were equally effective in reducing anxiety in children during the induction of anesthesia.
Passive distraction through three-dimensional virtual reality and two-dimensional video is equally effective in reducing anxiety in children during the induction of anesthesia before surgery.Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial including 188 children undergoing elective or emergency surgery under general anesthesia at Perth Children's Hospital in Nedlands, Australia.
Participants were randomly assigned to use either 3D VR goggles or a 2D video tablet during the induction of anesthesia, with 98 children in the VR group and 90 in the video group . The primary outcome was anxiety measured using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Short Form at two timepoints: In the preoperative holding area and during the induction of anesthesia.
Secondary outcomes included compliance during induction of anesthesia; incidence of emergence delirium; usefulness of the devices as perceived by anesthesiologists, anesthetic technicians, and parents; and patient satisfaction.The researchers observed no significant difference in the increase in anxiety scores for children in the 3D VR and 2D video groups (Children in the 3D VR group were less likely to be rated as having undergone a perfect induction by technicians (odds ratio, 0.
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