Virtual help for real surgery: The case of awake surgery

Giovanni Albani; Pietro Cipresso; Andrea Gaggioli; Silvia Serino; Cinzia Vigna; Lorenzo Priano; Alessandro Mauro; Angelo Franzini; Giuseppe Riva

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-13

Virtual help for real surgery: The case of awake surgery

Giovanni Albani, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Silvia Serino, Cinzia Vigna, Lorenzo Priano, Alessandro Mauro, Angelo Franzini, Giuseppe Riva

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Abstract

Awake surgery can be highly stressful for patients. In fact, being awake, patients could perceive that the environmental demands are taxing or exceed their adaptive abilities. We proposed the use of Virtual Reality as a functional and effective tool for a new class of clinical applications aimed at helping patients to cope with these specific stressful situations. Using coping skills that have been learnt during the virtual experience, patients can reduce their psychological stress and improve their collaboration and - in general - the outcome of the intervention.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Pages	13-15
Number of pages	3
Volume	173
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-13
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 19: NextMed, MMVR 2012 - Newport Beach, CA, United States Duration: Feb 9 2012 → Feb 11 2012

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Other	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 19: NextMed, MMVR 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Newport Beach, CA
Period	2/9/12 → 2/11/12

Keywords

Awake surgery
Virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Albani, G, Cipresso, P , Gaggioli, A, Serino, S, Vigna, C, Priano, L , Mauro, A, Franzini, A & Riva, G 2012, Virtual help for real surgery: The case of awake surgery. in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. vol. 173, pp. 13-15, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 19: NextMed, MMVR 2012, Newport Beach, CA, United States, 2/9/12. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-13

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