["Walkman music" during epidural anesthesia].
The sedating effect and influence of walkman music on 120 patients, that were randomly divided into a music and non-music group, who had received epidural anesthesia were investigated. It was found that significantly fewer patients in the music group felt anxious during surgery (P = 0.049). Meanwhile, heart rate and mean arterial pressure of the non-music group remained at a higher level, resulting in higher heart loading. Furthermore, patients listening to music had a significantly smaller need of sedatives (P = 0.001). With the purpose of reducing the consumption of sedatives, and offering a better anesthetic environment, we recommend the use of music during regional anesthesia.
Tang
C S
CS
Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Ko
C J
CJ
Ng
S M
SM
Chen
S C
SC
Cheng
K I
KI
Yu
K L
KL
Tseng
C K
CK
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music