Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and Patient Education for Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatrics: Randomized Controlled Trial

Sebastian Amaya   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MD ;   Sidhant Kalsotra   ^{3 *} , MD ;   Sibelle Aurelie Yemele Kitio   ^{3 *} , MPH, MS ;   Joseph Drew Tobias   ^{3, 4 *} , MD ;   Brittany Willer   ^{3, 4 *} , MD

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

² Anesthesiology and Critical Care Interest Group, School of Medicine, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia

³ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States

⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

*all authors contributed equally