ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2023
The Impact of Virtual Reality on the Patients and Providers Experience in Wide-Awake, Local-Only Hand Surgery.
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- Virtual Reality Is Safe and Can Reduce In-Hospital Anxiety and Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequence Analyses.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Using Virtual Reality to Improve Outcomes Related to Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Serious Illnesses: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- The wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique in thumb injuries: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- Perioperative virtual reality for pain and anxiety in adult hand and wrist surgery: a systematic review.JPRAS open · 2026Review
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- Virtual reality in perioperative medicine: An evidence-based systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Digital Doses: Virtual Reality Use for Perioperative Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Hand Surgery.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia with No Tourniquet (WALANT) Carpal Tunnel Release in the Clinic: A Clinical Practice Update.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Assessing Patient Perceptions of Virtual Reality Use for Pelvic Exams.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Article
- Virtual reality to reduce periprocedural anxiety during invasive coronary angiography: rationale and design of the VR InCard trial.Open heart · 2024Article
- Early Scaling of Immersive Technology within the Veterans Health Administration.NEJM catalyst innovations in care delivery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology with the potential to enhance patient care by reducing pain and anxiety for a variety of medical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate an immersive VR program as a nonpharmacologic intervention to reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction in patients undergoing wide-awake, local-only hand surgery. The secondary aim was to assess providers' experience with the program. Methods: An implementation evaluation was employed to assess the experience of 22 patients who used VR during outpatient, wide-awake hand surgery at a veterans affairs hospital. We assessed the patients' anxiety scores and vital signs before and after the procedure as well as postprocedural satisfaction measures. The providers' experience was also assessed. Results: Patients who used VR exhibited lower anxiety scores after the procedure compared with what they exhibited before the procedure and had high satisfaction levels with their VR experience. Surgeons who used the system reported that VR improved their ability to teach learners and better focus on the procedure. Conclusions: Virtual reality, as a nonpharmacologic intervention, reduced anxiety and contributed to the patients' perioperative satisfaction with wide-awake, local-only hand surgery. As a secondary finding, VR positively impacted the providers' experience by increasing their ability to concentrate on tasks during the surgery. Clinical relevance: Virtual reality represents a novel technology that can reduce anxiety and contribute to a positive experience for both patients and providers during wide-awake, local-only hand procedures.
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