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Virtual reality (VR) significantly reduces anesthesia informed consent dialog times. This VR-assisted approach is well-received by patients and enhances anesthesiologist work-time efficiency.

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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Medical Technology
  • Patient Communication

Background:

  • Informed consent for anesthesia presents communication and legal challenges.
  • Direct patient-anesthesiologist interaction for consent is time-intensive.
  • Smart technologies like virtual reality (VR) offer potential solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of VR-assisted informed consent for anesthesia.
  • To compare dialog times and patient satisfaction between VR and traditional methods.
  • To assess the cost-effectiveness of VR in the informed consent process.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective randomized study involving 50 orthopedic surgery patients.
  • Control group received standard patient-specialist dialogs for consent.
  • Intervention group used an 8-minute VR 3D movie followed by dialog.

Main Results:

  • VR group dialogs averaged 93 seconds vs. 665 seconds in the control group (p < 0.001).
  • 100% of patients found the VR experience favorable or neutral.
  • VR-assisted consent could save anesthesiologists ≈$40 (US) or ≈$11 (UK) per patient.

Conclusions:

  • VR-assisted informed consent is effective and well-accepted by patients.
  • This method significantly reduces the time required for anesthesia consent dialogs.
  • VR offers a promising strategy to improve anesthesiologist work-time efficiency.