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Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain Management: A Review of Current Evidence.
Authors
Malik A, Elshazly T, Pokuri K, Apai C, Rothkrug A, Hasoon J, Chung M, Ye Z, Bhayani S, Kaye AD, Liu H, Lang M, Yong RJ, Donjow AR, Varrassi G, Robinson CLAbstract
With the ongoing opioid crisis, there is a continued need to develop multimodal pain management strategies inclusive of non-pharmacological treatments. Virtual reality (VR) offers a non-invasive treatment approach for the management of acute and chronic pain including postoperative pain. The aim of this review is to describe the use of VR and its effect on pain-related outcome measures compared to routine care in various types of surgical procedures.