September 7, 2023 | Today’s News
Today's Top Story Can AR Be Used to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery? JAMA Network Open published a randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of an augmented reality (AR) walkthrough on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery. Forty-six patients experienced an AR explanation of what to expect on their day of surgery while 49 patients received standard presurgery instructions. The primary outcome was change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) from screening [...]