Effects of music therapy under general anesthesia in patients undergoing abdominal surgery
Kahloul M, Mhamdi S, Nakhli MS, Sfeyhi AN, Azzaza M, Chaouch A, Naija W
The Libyan journal of medicine · 40 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
Based on full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2016-12-13 · Libyan J Med · vol. 12 · issue 1 · p. 1260886
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 75 citations · more than 95% of similar papers · 5.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 32 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Keywords
- Medicine, Anesthesia, Abdominal surgery, General surgery, Surgery
- MeSH
- abdomen, humans, treatment outcome, music therapy, prospective studies, double-blind method, patient satisfaction, female, male, hemodynamics
7 authors
From TN
- Mohamed Kahloul · correspondingHôpital Sahloul
- Salah MhamdiHôpital Sahloul
- Mohamed Said NakhliHôpital Sahloul
- Ahmed Nadhir SfeyhiHôpital Sahloul
- Mohamed AzzazaHôpital Sahloul
- Ajmi ChaouchHôpital Sahloul
Abstract
Background
Music therapy, an innovative approach that has proven effectiveness in many medical conditions, seems beneficial also in managing surgical patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate its effects, under general anesthesia, on perioperative patient satisfaction, stress, pain, and awareness.
Methods
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind study conducted in the operating theatre of visceral surgery at Sahloul Teaching Hospital over a period of 4 months. Patients aged more than 18 undergoing a scheduled surgery under general anesthesia were included. Patients undergoing urgent surgery or presenting hearing or cognitive disorders were excluded. Before induction, patients wore headphones linked to an MP3 player. They were randomly allocated into 2 groups: Group M (with music during surgery) and group C (without music). Hemodynamic parameters, quality of arousal, pain experienced, patient's satisfaction, and awareness incidence during anesthesia were recorded.
Results
One hundred and forty patients were included and allocated into 2 groups that were comparable in demographic characteristics, surgical intervention type and anesthesia duration. Comparison of these two groups regarding the hemodynamic profile found more stability in group M for systolic arterial blood pressure. A calm recovery was more often noted in group M (77.1% versus 44%, p -3). The average Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score was lower in the intervention group (33.8 ± 13.63 versus 45.1 ± 16.2; p -3). The satisfaction rate was significantly higher among the experimental group (81.4% versus 51.4%; p -3). The incidence of intraoperative awareness was higher in group C (8 cases versus 3 cases) but the difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusion
Music therapy is a non-pharmacological, inexpensive, and non-invasive technique that can significantly enhance patient satisfaction and decrease patients' embarrassing experiences related to perioperative stress, pain, and awareness.
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