Postoperative virtual reality for recovery after bariatric surgery: study protocol for a randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for bariatric surgery improve clinical outcomes. However, the impact of ERAS protocols on patient satisfaction is unknown. Virtual reality has been implemented as an effective adjunct to standard analgesic regimens. This study seeks to find out if immersive virtual reality in the immediate postoperative period could improve the subjective quality of recovery and further reduce opioid requirements for bariatric surgery patients compared with ERAS care alone.

Methods

This is a single-centre, randomised clinical trial of patients recovering from laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Once in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU), participants will receive either an immersive virtual reality plus ERAS protocol or ERAS protocol

SUBMITTER: Espinosa-Leon JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851198 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature