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Implementation of virtual reality for patient distraction during diagnostic cardiac catheterisation

Part of: Interventional Cardiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2021

Jenny E. Zablah ,
Salvador A. Rodriguez Open the ORCID record for Salvador A. Rodriguez [Opens in a new window] ,
Ryan Leahy  and
Gareth J. Morgan
Jenny E. Zablah*
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Salvador A. Rodriguez
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Ryan Leahy
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Gareth J. Morgan
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA Department of Cardiology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA
*
Author for correspondence: J. E. Zablah, MD, The Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box 100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel: +1 720-777-6140. E-mail: jenny.zablah@childrenscolorado.org
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Abstract

Until now, the application of virtual reality as a distraction model has been widely described in the medical field, showing different benefits offered on patient’s perception, particularly related to pain and anxiety. Previous clinical experience of virtual reality applications on surgical intervention has shown how during procedures with local anaesthesia, this modality improves patients’ experience without changing times, costs, and clinical outcomes. Herein, we report our experience with three patients during diagnostic cardiac catheterisation, showing the effect of this technology on patients’ perception and metrics during the procedure.

Keywords

Virtual realitydistraction modalitypercutaneous interventionsCHD

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , February 2022 , pp. 323 - 327
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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