In this blog, I share remarks and reviews from surgeons, anesthesiologists and music therapists. Their comments are specifically about Surgical Serenity Solutions headphones and music. I am so proud of the product and business my colleagues and I have created and hope that one day it will be standard procedure to use this with surgery and other painful medical procedures. These are some of my favorite comments and reviews.
David Friedman, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Florida:
“We were among the first of the 20 Cleveland Clinics to use the Surgical Serenity Solutions headphones and were so pleased that we invited Dr Cash down to our Florida hospital so that she could deliver a Grand Rounds lecture to our surgeons and anesthesiologists on her research and her patented solutions. We intend to use her mobile app, too, when it is available with our own or patient’s Bluetooth headphones.”
Sandra Elam, MD at Lifespring Inc.:
“Dr Alice Cash’s earphones designed for surgery are the highest and best thing you can do for yourself if you are facing surgery. I had had a failed bowel resection (colectomy) , then an ileostomy. I was in no way prepared for those surgeries and they were terrible. Using Dr. Cash’s headphones for the third and reversal surgery was a completely different experience. The surgeon as well as the anesthesiologists were impressed and said that it made their work easier!! I don’t know why everybody doesn’t wear them into surgery!”
Les Garson, MD, Anesthesiologist at University of CA, Irvine Medical Center (2014):
“Dr. Cash has created a valuable new addition to the surgical suite. Now patients and surgeons can benefit from music with surgery to facilitate faster, safer procedures. Bravo.”
Thomas Mayo, MD, Anesthesiologist in Boston, MA:
“As an anesthesiologist with an extensive background in classical music, I am a strong proponent of Dr. Cash’s headphones. Rarely, if ever, in medicine is there an intervention that has repeatedly demonstrated efficacy in multiple studies that also carries with it virtually no risk to the patient. As a physician, I am always weighing the risks and benefits of each treatment to determine if it’s worth utilizing. Surgical Serenity Headphones are unique in that they carry immense benefits without any downside. I am always pleased to accommodate a patient’s wishes to bring music into the operating room. I would be particularly enthusiastic if they had these pre-programmed cordless headphones that would maximize the physiologic benefits through rhythmic entrainment. I recommend talking to your surgeon as soon as possible in the process, and certainly mention your desire to bring headphones in on the day of surgery to the anesthesia team. This would best be accomplished if you have a pre-op appointment with someone from anesthesia, but not everyone will have this chance. This could also happen during a pre-op phone call. Whenever it happens, try to be prepared to assuage any concerns or skepticism with the fact that these headphones, and music in general, have been and are currently being used in operating rooms across the planet, including many world-renowned medical centers.”
Lisa Gallagher, MT-BC [board certified music therapist], Head of Music Therapy, Cleveland Clinic:
“These headphones are an ingenious solution to the delivery of music during the perioperative period. Get them for your next surgery, dental visit, or medical procedure and feel the difference!” Cleveland Clinic Head of Music Therapy, 2014
Scott Sugar, MD, Anesthesiologist:
“I had been thinking for a long time about how music and surgery/anesthesia could work together to help calm patients without as much anesthesia. Surgical Serenity Solutions has solved this process and has affordable, effective headphones and music waiting for the patient.”
Michael Peck, MD, Anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital:
“These surgical serenity headphones are a gift to the medical world because there are so many different places in medicine and dentistry where they can calm and soothe the patient naturally. This idea is such a refreshing way to reduce anxiety in the operating room and should be standard equipment going forward. The difference it makes in reduction of anxiolytics and opioids is remarkable.”
Arthur Harvey, DMA, Music for Health Services:
“I’ve watched the progress of this wonderful business, from idea to manifestation! Dr. Cash has created a process and a tool that will alleviate of lot of anxiety, pain, and suffering, all through the power of music! Bravo!”
If you or your hospital ASC, or clinic is interested in incorporating the Surgical Serenity Solutions into your surgery protocols, and (skyrocketing your patient satisfaction scores!) please contact us at www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/contact-us
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