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SUBMITTER: Ledford CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8358466 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ledford Cameron K CK VanWagner Michael J MJ Sherman Courtney E CE Torp Klaus D KD
Arthroplasty today 20210807
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is an adjunctive form of anesthesia intended to distract patients from their intraoperative environment and reduce other side effects of sedating or narcotic agents. While this technology has been applied sparingly in various orthopedic procedural environments, its clinical utility has not been widely evaluated in major, nonelective surgical settings. The use of IVR in the geriatric hip fracture population represents a novel indication with potential benefit to re ...[more]