Dr Ágnes Jermendy, assistant professor at the Pediatric Center of Semmelweis University, and Dr Balázs Hauser, senior physician at the university’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Patient Care, were co-senior authors of the study. (IMAGE)

Semmelweis University

Dr Ágnes Jermendy, assistant professor at the Pediatric Center of Semmelweis University, and Dr Balázs Hauser, senior physician at the university’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Patient Care, were co-senior authors of the study.

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Virtual reality headsets used in the randomized controlled trial conducted at Semmelweis University’s Pediatric Center, where researchers examined whether preoperative VR use could reduce anxiety and postoperative pain in adolescents undergoing funnel chest surgery (pectus excavatum).

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Photo: Boglárka Zellei - Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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