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Table 3 Search strategy 

From: Virtual and augmented reality in intensive care medicine: a systematic review

Search terms

(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Results1

Included2

“VR” AND “ICU”

56

20

“virtual reality” AND “ICU”

73

26

"virtual reality" AND "critical care"

142

34

“virtual reality” AND “intensive care unit”

61

24

“AR” AND “ICU”

383

3

"augmented reality" AND "ICU"

1

1

"augmented reality" AND "critical care"

21

5

"augmented reality" AND "intensive care"

24

5

“mixed reality” AND “ICU”

13

8

“mixed reality” AND “critical care”

8

2

“mixed reality” AND “intensive care”

4

0

  1. 1Some publications appeared for multiple search terms. Therefore, the number of included studies is higher than the number of studies listed in the table
  2. 2Conducted until 1st March 2023