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This kind of process is akin to clinical hypnosis (which falls within the realm of anesthesia, not surgery). Anesthesiologists have had the opportunity to speci
by rscho 10y ago
This kind of process is akin to clinical hypnosis (which falls within the realm of anesthesia, not surgery). Anesthesiologists have had the opportunity to specialize in clinical hypnosis for a few years now. However, the cost-effectiveness is difficult to demonstrate, because it requires staff to be totally involved in it, so you can no longer roam several ORs at once.
I guess this is where VR comes in...
- nom 10y agoIt is explicitly stated in the article that the patient received a local anesthetic - the VR environment is only used to replaced the sedative (commonly used to used to distract the patient, not to remove physical pain)
- rscho 10y agoHypnosis can be and is used with regional anesthesia for such indications. It depends on the stress level of the patient, and whether specialized staff is available. You are right about the article, of course.
- sudhirj 10y agoYeah, same as VR, I don't suppose hypnosis removes pain - probably just provides a distraction to make sure the brain doesn't fill in the pain and discomfort the eyes are saying should be here.