Anesthesia

Study results from University of Texas in the area of anesthesia published

Published in Drug Law Weekly, August 12th, 2008

According to recent research published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, "Music reduces stress responses in awake subjects. However, there remains controversy about the role of music or therapeutic suggestions during general anesthesia and postoperative recovery."

"We thus tested the hypothesis that intraoperative exposure to soothing music reduces the end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane (ETSevo) necessary to maintain bispectral index (BIS) near 50 during laparoscopic surgery. Forty patients, aged 40-60 yrs, ASA I and 11, undergoing laparoscopic hernias or cholecystectomy under general anesthesia were studied. All patients were connected to a BIS...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-08-12)

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