EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY-BASED PREOPERATIVE VISIT ON PATIENTS WITH ELECTIVE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect of virtual reality (VR)-based preoperative visit on patients with elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods A total of 100 patients with coronary heart disease requiring CABG who were admitted to our hospital from June 2021 to June 2022 were included as the research subjects. The patients were divided into the control group and the experimental group according to the random number table method, with 50 patients in each group. The control group received conventional cardiovascular surgery preoperative visit, and the experimental group received VR-based preoperative visit. Before preoperative visit (on admission) and after preoperative visit (2 h before surgery), the heart rate, blood pressure, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) score, visual analogue scale (VAS) appropriateness score, and interview satisfaction rate were measured and compared between the two groups. Results There were significant differences in heart rate, blood pressure, SAS score, VAS score, and interview satisfaction rate before and after the visit between the two groups (χ2=7.111,t=6.568-22.636,P<0.05). Conclusion Preoperative visit based on VR can help reduce the preoperative psychological stress of patients with elective CABG, and improve preoperative visit quality and preoperative comfort, which can be used as a reference.

Keywords

• virtual reality|coronary artery bypass surgery|coronary heart disease|perioperative medical care