Anesthesiology
Indications
Before a procedure
- To reduce the patient's (and caregiver's) preoperative anxiety
- To favor, if possible, local-regional rather than general anesthesia
- To reduce the consumption of anxiolytics or to resort to non-pharmacological anxiolysis
- To minimize the negative effects of the future intervention
During a procedure
- Central and peripheral blocks
- Acts under local anaesthesia
- Orthopedic surgery: hand, knee, hip
- Oncology: lumpectomy, mastectomy, prostatectomy
- Port, catheter, puncture, injection, angioplasty, varicose veins, perfusion, dressings
- Bronchial endoscopy, digestive endoscopy, ureteroscopy, lithotripsy
After a procedure
- To reduce the patient's post-intervention anxiety and pain
- To accelerate the patient's recovery and prevent the apparition of chronic pain
- To reduce the intensity of symptoms encountered in the intensive care unit (pain, anxiety, dyspnea, thirst, insomnia)
In practice
- The solution can be pre-presented to the patient in an anesthesia consultation using the marketing materials provided by Healthy Mind.
- The principle and the objective of the solution are explained to the patient just before its use, the caregiver can use the caregiver's speech provided.
- The patient chooses the therapeutic theme according to his or her preferences and the caregiver sets the immersion and keeps control of it during the session.
- The duration of the session, up to 80 minutes, can be reduced or extended at any time via the control interface.
- All equipment is disinfectable following the hygiene protocol provided by Healthy Mind.
Clinical studies
Anesthesia Resuscitation
Title of the study:
Virtual Reality Assisted Anesthesia (VRAA) during Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Report of 115 Cases— Analysis of Physiological Responses
Authors:
Mosso Vázquez J.L., Wierderhold B.K., Miller I., Mosso Lara D., Wierderhold M.D.
Results:
Significant decrease in pain perception (-22%) and visceral response (-8% respiratory rate, -32% salivation) in the virtual reality group compared to the control group during an upper gastroscopy.
Title of the study:
Virtual Reality Assisted Anesthesia (VRAA) during Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Report of 115 Cases— Analysis of Physiological Responses
Authors:
Mosso Vázquez J.L., Wierderhold B.K., Miller I., Mosso Lara D., Wierderhold M.D.
Results:
Significant decrease in pain perception (-22%) and visceral response (-8% respiratory rate, -32% salivation) in the virtual reality group compared to the control group during an upper gastroscopy.
Title of the study:
Effect of virtual reality meditation on sleep quality of intensive care unit patients: A randomised controlled trial.
Authors:
Lee S. Y. & Kang J.
Results:
Significant increase in subjective sleep quality (+9%), time spent in deep slow wave sleep (+18%) and sleep efficiency (+3%) in the virtual reality group compared to the control group in intensive care patients.
Title of the study:
Effect of virtual reality meditation on sleep quality of intensive care unit patients: A randomised controlled trial.
Authors:
Lee S. Y. & Kang J.
Results:
Significant increase in subjective sleep quality (+9%), time spent in deep slow wave sleep (+18%) and sleep efficiency (+3%) in the virtual reality group compared to the control group in intensive care patients.
Testimonial
References
Dr Catherine Bernard
Anesthesiologist and hypnotherapist at Bicêtre Hospital
Pr Jürgen Schüttler
Head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Dean of the Friedrich-Alexander
