Dr. Veena Graff is a highly respected anesthesiologist who believes in the many benefits of music during surgery. The majority of surgeons and anesthesiologist are aware of the benefits of patient-selected, rhythmic entrainment music during the perioperative period, but not everyone knows how to best provide this music for the patient.
Having brilliant young physicians, like these two women, is critically important to spreading this awareness to all surgeons and anesthesiologists. Today, there are so many wonderful podcasts on every topic imaginable. Here is a link to all of the podcasts I’ve been on recently to talk about the importance and benefits of music with surgery! http://www,surgicalserenitysolutions.com/podcasts
Dr. Veena Graff relates a story about a study she conducted. The doctors realized that music of the research suggests listening to music for 15-25 minutes prior to the surgery. She said that because that would be a luxury, expecially in a surgery center, they compared how fast the music lowered anxiety compared to how fast midazolam lowered anxiety. To their surprise, they found that it was actually about the same amount of time!! And many doctors and patients have found that music has the very same effect as a dose of Valium or Xanax, with none of the risks of addiction that benzodiazepines carry!
Our protocol involves giving the patient their preloaded headphones or MP3 player, in the genre of their choice, as soon as they enter the pre-op area. As they are getting their gown on and perhaps an IV, they are listening to our Surgical Serenity music and their vital signs are calming and moving toward homeostasis.
Many patients are in the pre-op area for more than 30 minutes because of unexpected snafus with doctors, other patients, or equipment. Rather than keeping the patient chemically comfortable, they lean back, close their eyes, and listen to our beautiful therapeutic music.
If your hospitals is ready to get on the cutting edge of medicine by adding Music Medicine to the precedure, just go to www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/MP3players to get started! We are always here to answer your questions and help you get the best items for your patients.
The MP3 players can be co-branded for your hospital and given to the patient after surgery for their continued recovery at home.
So many options!!
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