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Table 2.

Delphi survey results of current pain populations being treated using extended reality (N=66).

		All respondents, n (%)	Adults, n (%)	Pediatric, n (%)
Acute pain		66 (100)	24 (36)	23 (35)
	IV^a access or venipuncture	17 (26)	1 (4)^b	12 (52)^c
	Port access	6 (9)	0 (0)^b	4 (17)^c
	Lumbar puncture	3 (5)	0 (0)^b	1 (4)^c
	Wound care or dressing change	14 (21)	0 (0)^b	9 (39)^c
	Burn care	9 (14)	0 (0)^b	6 (26)^c
	Perioperative pain	8 (12)	1 (4)^b	4 (17)^c
	Dental procedures	4 (6)	0 (0)^b	2 (9)^c
	Labor pain	2 (3)	1 (4)^b	1 (4)^c
	Minor procedure	9 (14)	1 (4)^b	5 (22)^c
	Vaso-occlusive crisis	4 (6)	2 (8)^b	2 (9)^c
	Other	2 (3)	0 (0)^b	1 (4)^c
Chronic pain (primary or secondary)		58 (88)	38 (66)^d	20 (34)^d
	Neuropathic pain	8 (14)^d	2 (5)^e	3 (15)^f
	Complex regional pain syndrome	7 (12)^d	2 (5)^e	1 (5)^f
	MSK^g pain	13 (22)^d	8 (21)^e	1 (5)^f
	Headaches	6 (10)^d	3 (8)^e	1 (5)^f
	Abdominal pain	7 (12)^d	2 (5)^e	3 (15)^f
	Cancer pain	10 (17)^d	3 (8)^e	2 (10)^f
	Arthritic pain	7 (12)^d	6 (16)^e	0 (0)^f
	Phantom limb pain	4 (7)^d	2 (5)^e	1 (5)^f
	Chronic widespread pain or fibromyalgia	8 (14)^d	3 (8)^e	1 (5)^f
	Other	2 (3)^d	2 (5)^e	0 (0)^f
Experimental		9 (14)	7 (78)^h	1 (11)^h

^aIV: intravenous.

^bn=24.

^cn=23.

^dn=58.

^en=38.

^fn=20.

^gMSK: musculoskeletal.

^hn=9.