The effect of virtual reality on postoperative anxiety and pain in patients following cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial
The VRECOVERY trial suggests a beneficial impact of VR distraction therapy in reducing postoperative pain. There was no significant effect on postoperative anxiety and quality of recovery.
Authors
- Rob de Lind van Wijngaarden
- Sulayman el Mathari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-991X)
- Kevin M. Veen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-8384)
- Jos W. R. Twisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-1020)
- Jolanda Kluin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4727)
- E.A. Kuitert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3392-1282)
- Robert J.M. Klautz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-3855)
- Noor Boulidam
- Saadullah Shehadeh
- W Patrick Zwaan
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae440
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.09