The Perception and Attitude Toward Noise and Music in the Operating Room: A Systematic Review.

Background: Environmental noise pollution is regarded as a general stressor. Noise levels frequently exceed recommended noise levels by the World Health Organization in hospitals, especially in the operation room. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effects of noise pollution on patient outcome and performance by operation room staff.

The effect of preferred music on mental workload and laparoscopic surgical performance in a simulated setting (OPTIMISE): a randomized controlled crossover study.

Background: Worldwide, music is commonly played in the operation room. The effect of music on surgical performance reportedly has varying results, while its effect on mental workload and key surgical stressor domains has only sparingly been investigated. Therefore, the aim is to assess the effect of recorded preferred music versus operating room noise on laparoscopic task performance and mental workload in a simulated setting.

The Effects of Preferred Music on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance: A Randomized Crossover Study.

Introduction: Music can have a positive effect on stress and general task performance. This randomized crossover study assessed the effects of preferred music on laparoscopic surgical performance in a simulated setting.

Methods: Sixty medical students, inexperienced in laparoscopy, were included between June 2018 and November 2018.

The Effect of Perioperative Music on Medication Requirement and Hospital Length of Stay: A Meta-analysis.

Objective: To assess and quantify the effect of perioperative music on medication requirement, length of stay and costs in adult surgical patients.

Summary Background Data: There is an increasing interest in nonpharmacological interventions to decrease opioid analgesics use, as they have significant adverse effects and opioid prescription rates have reached epidemic proportions. Previous studies have reported beneficial outcomes of perioperative music.

The Effect of Perioperative Music on the Stress Response to Surgery: A Meta-analysis.

Background: Current perioperative patient care aims to maintain homeostasis by attenuation of the stress response to surgery, as a more vigorous stress response can have detrimental effects on postoperative recovery. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the effect of perioperative music on the physiological stress response to surgery.

Methods: The Embase, Medline Ovid, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched from inception date until February 5, 2019, using a systematic literature search following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines for randomized controlled trials investigating the effect of music before, during, and/or after surgery in adult surgical patients on the stress response to surgery.

The effect of music on simulated surgical performance: a systematic review.

Introduction: Beneficial effects of music have been described on several cognitive domains, task performance, stress, anxiety and pain. Greater surgical skill is a factor that has been associated with improved patient outcome. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect of music on surgical performance.

Rare urological manifestation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura: testicular torsion.

The Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis that mostly occurs in children. Besides the most common clinical manifestations such as palpable purpura, arthralgia, abdominal pain and renal disease, it can have urological manifestations. We report a rare case of a 2-year-old boy with the HSP who developed a testicular torsion under corticosteroid treatment.