How might the Xploro application improve the understanding and acceptance of sedation and anaesthesia for child patients and their families

与手术相关的疼痛可以减轻，但有时并不能消除。作为诊断或治疗干预的一部分，需要重复手术的儿童可能会出现围手术期的恐惧和焦虑。缓解这些不良心理反应需要在患者和父母准备的基础上发展应对技能。那么，对于必须接受骨髓活检、腰椎穿刺术以及脑部和脊椎核磁共振检查才能诊断出急性白血病的幼儿来说，这意味着什么？告知孩子接受手术需要什么，为什么需要，以及哪些部位可能会疼痛，这些都是必须同意的。重要的问题是，我们如何减少患者手术前的恐惧或焦虑，以及对减轻父母和兄弟姐妹的压力有没有潜在的影响？通过人工智能阿凡达指南、3D增强现实模型和一系列游戏的独特使用，Xploro平台已经被证明可以减少接受放射手术、验血和去门诊部的儿童的焦虑。我们现在希望在这一成功的基础上，与一家领先的国际机构合作，研究新内容是否有可能减少接受镇静和麻醉的儿童的术前焦虑。在这个项目中，Xploro将与克利夫兰大学医院的临床、商业和用户体验团队合作，定义开发和商业化基于游戏的干预措施的工作范围，为儿童及其家人进行程序镇静遭遇的端到端旅程做准备。

Pain associated with procedures can be mitigated but sometimes not eliminated. Children who require repetitive procedures as part of diagnostic or therapeutic interventions may develop peri-procedural fear and anxiety. Mitigating these adverse psychological responses requires developing coping skills that build upon patient and parental preparation.So, what does this mean to the young child that has to undergo a bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture as well as MRI of brain and spine to make a diagnosis of acute leukemia? Informing the child what the procedures entail, why they are necessary and what parts may be painful are imperative for assent. The important question is how can we decrease the pre-procedural fear or anxiety for the patient, and is there any potential impact in lessening the stress for parents and siblings?Through the unique use of an artificially intelligent Avatar Guide, 3D augmented reality models and a series of games the Xploro platform has already been shown to reduce anxiety for children undergoing radiological procedures, having blood tests and attending an outpatient's department. We now want to build on that success and collaborate with a leading international institution to examine whether new content has the potential to reduce pre-procedural anxiety for children undergoing sedation and anaesthesia.In this project Xploro will work with the clinical, commercial and user experience teams at University Hospitals, Cleveland to define a scope of work for developing and commercialising a game-based intervention preparing children and their families for the end-to-end journey of a procedural sedation encounter.