Music before an operation: less anxiety before the operation, less pain after
Less pain, free: music has its place in the operating room
Doctor Catherine Meads of Brunel University (UK), who led the study, explained that the reduction in pain was about one-fifth on the pain scale which runs from 0 to 10, or a “clinically significant” reduction. For her, “music is a non-invasive, safe and inexpensive medium that should be accessible to anyone undergoing surgery”.
She adds that patients should in the future be allowed to choose the type of music they want to hear, but she recognizes that arrangements must be made to ensure that it does not interfere with communication between patients. members of the medical team.
Blood pressure drop in hypertensive patients
Dr Paul Glasziou of Bond University in Australia; himself author of a study on music when hospitals also appeared in the Lancet, notes that the conclusions of the study join trials already conducted on patients on artificial ventilation or hypertensive whose symptoms have decreased in intensity under the effect of music.
Sources
Hole J: Music as an aid for postoperative recovery in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lancet. 24; 386 (10004): 1659-71. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736 (15) 60169-6.
Paul Glasziou: Music in hospital. Lancet DOI: 60640-7
