Virtual Reality Improves Patient Experience and Anxiety During In-office Carpal Tunnel Release

Virtual Reality Improves Patient Experience and Anxiety During In-office Carpal Tunnel Release

Background:. This study examined how wide- awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery in the office versus the standard operating room (OR) impacts patient experience, and the effect wide awake virtual reality (WAVR) has in conjunction with WALANT on patient experience. Methods:. This is...

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Main Authors: McKenzie B. Miller, MD, Shelley A. Gabel, MD, Lindsay C. Gluf-Magar, BA, Pam S. Haan, RN, BSN, Judith C. Lin, MD, MBA, James H. W. Clarkson, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004426

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