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. 2022 Nov-Dec;72(6):839-840.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Jul 15.

Immersive virtual reality on a pregnant patient during an elective orthopedic surgery

Ramon Magalhães Mendonça Vilela  1 , Enrique Goytizolo  2 , Florentino Fernandes Mendes  3
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Immersive virtual reality on a pregnant patient during an elective orthopedic surgery

Ramon Magalhães Mendonça Vilela et al. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
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Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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An immersive virtual reality headset generated tridimensional computerized footage with immersive songs.
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