A pilot study of virtual reality as an alternative to pharmacological sedation during colonoscopy.
| Autor: | Friedman M; Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Rand K; Rendever, Incorporated, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States., Patel T; Rendever, Incorporated, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States., Colizzo F; Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Carolan P; Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Kelsey P; Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Chung DC; Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Endoscopy international open [Endosc Int Open] 2021 Mar; Vol. 9 (3), pp. E343-E347. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 18. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/a-1339-0724 |
| Abstrakt: | Background and study aims Conscious sedation is routinely administered for colonoscopy but is associated with risks and inconveniences. We sought to determine whether virtual reality (VR) may be a feasible alternative. Patients and methods Twenty-seven individuals scheduled for screening/surveillance colonoscopy participated. The VR device was activated throughout the colonoscopy, but subjects could opt out and request standard medications. Questionnaires were administered, and variables were assessed on a scale of 1 to 10. Results Cecal intubation was achieved in all cases without adverse events (AEs). Study colonoscopies were completed without pharmacological rescue in 26 of 27 patients (96.3 %) and procedure times were comparable to baseline. Subjects reported minimal pain, high satisfaction, and willingness to use VR for future colonoscopies to avoid narcotics and resume normal activities including driving. Conclusion Replacing pharmacological sedation with VR did not impact colonoscopy completion rates, procedure time, or AEs. Satisfaction was high and only one subject (3.7 %) chose to suspend VR. VR can be an effective alternative for patients undergoing colonoscopy who prefer to avoid narcotics. Competing Interests: Competing interests Mr. Rand is an owner of Rendever, Inc. Mr. Patel is an employee of Rendever, Inc. (The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commecial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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