Is Virtual Reality a Non-pharmacological Premedication?

The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety in Septorhinoplasty Patients

Preoperative anxiety of patients who will undergo septorhinoplasty surgery will be measured and their hemodynamic parameters will be recorded afterwards. Then, a video will be shown to the patients through virtual reality glasses and the effect of this application on their anxiety will be investigated.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-II risk group
• Will be operated under general anesthesia under elective conditions
• Going to undergo surgery for septoplasty / rhinoplasty
• Patients whose informed consent was read and approved

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who do not want to participate in the study
• ASA III - IV-V patients
• Psychiatric-Cognitive dysfunction
• Claustrophobia
• Patients using sedative and narcotic drugs
• Alcohol-drug addicts
• Blind or deaf patients
• Patients who cannot speak Turkish