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ArticleBMJ open2026

Effect of virtual reality on pain, anxiety and fear during peripheral venous catheterisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Wenjuan Cao, Fei Wang, Lu Tang, Jiayi Dou, Chenxi Sun, Xueling Qiu, Yuchen Wang, Chengjie Gao

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Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Wenjuan Cao *Department of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.
Fei Wang *Department of Anesthesiology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.
Lu TangDepartment of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0897-1041
Jiayi DouDepartment of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chenxi SunDepartment of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xueling QiuDepartment of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9577-0342
Yuchen WangDepartment of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chengjie GaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, Shandong, China gaochj@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-0460-9669

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6 · The paper itself

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COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINEMeta-AnalysisNursing CarePAIN MANAGEMENTVirtual Reality

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PMID42901582
PMCPMC13684189

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