Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Researchers have found that virtual reality videos showing tours of the operating room before surgery helped reduce preoperative anxiety in children.
The study, published today in the British Journal of Surgery, included 70 children who were scheduled to have elective surgery under general anesthesia randomized to a control group that received conventional education about surgery and anesthesia, and others who watched a four-minute virtual reality video of Pororo the penguin touring the operating room while explaining what things are and how they work.