Patient Satisfaction and Tolerability Using Virtual Reality (VR) as Adjunctive Treatment During Flexible Bronchoscopy in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC).

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Flexible bronchoscopy is an important procedure used worldwide in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease of the of the lungs and airways . Flexible bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that is utilized to visualize the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and tracheal bronchial tree. It is utilized for both the diagnosis and treatment of lung disorders. The procedure may be performed in an endoscopy suite, the operating room, the emergency department, a radiology suite, or at the bedside in the ICU. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is a safe procedure widely used in the management of patients with respiratory diseases. FB has close to zero mortality, and major complications are also very rare. Besides being safe and accurate, the comfort of the patient during the procedure is of primary concern of the medical and endoscopy staff. Flexible Bronchoscopy can be a frightening and painful experience for the patient. There is room to improve the management of pain during FB, as many patients experience pain despite the common use of premedication analgesics and sedatives. In addition, because. these medications have side effects, including respiratory depression and cardiovascular instability, it would be useful to develop nonpharmacologic approaches to improving the patient experience with painful procedures. The use of less medication may speed recovery from the procedure and facilitate the timely discharge of patients from the hospital. Nonpharmacologic practices, such as guided imagery, hypnosis, and distraction, have been effective in improving patient experiences during stressful or painful medical procedures. Distraction therapy is a technique in which sensory stimuli are provided to patients in order to divert their attention from an unpleasant experience. The use of nature scenes and sounds is an effective tool for distraction and has been successful in a variety of patient settings, including perioperative care, phlebotomy, and burn care. The benefit of nonpharmacologic approaches to analgesia during FB, however, has not been evaluated adequately. A visual reality (VR) device is an apparatus with a head up display (HUD) that projects a video and contains sound, the device is aimed to replace the patient's natural environment with virtual reality content. The use of Virtual reality(VR) device during flexible bronchoscopy has not been studies before.

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