SynthesisBMC anesthesiology2024
The effectiveness of music in improving the recovery of cardiothoracic surgery: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
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- Effect of music on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing gynecological surgery: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of cardiac rehabilitation exercises incorporating music movement therapy on atrial fibrillation patients: a forward-looking investigation.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Neurobiological rhythms in critical care: A commentary on intensive care unit music therapy efficacy and mechanism.World journal of critical care medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of music therapy in patients with diabetic retinopathy undergoing pan‑retinal photocoagulation.PloS one · 2026Article
- Intraoperative Music During General Anaesthesia in Dogs Undergoing Elective Ovariohysterectomy: A Prospective, Double-Blinded Randomized Exploratory Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Proposed Physiological and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Music's Effect, with a Focus on the Perioperative Period: Literature Evidence from Human, Canine and Feline Medicine.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Music as a perioperative, non-pharmacological intervention in veterinary medicine. Establishing a feasible framework for music implementation and future perspectives with a focus on the perioperative period of dogs and cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Combined Music and Cryotherapy for Pain Relief During Mediastinal Drain Removal After Myocardial Revascularization: A Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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- Effect of Music Therapy on Postoperative Pain Management in Patients with Oral Cancer: A Retrospective Study.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to compile data on the effectiveness of music therapy for patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery.
backgroundAfter cardiac and thoracic surgery, patients often experience physiological and psychological complications, such as anxiety, pain, stress, depression and changes in vital signs, which have a great impact on prognosis.
methodsA systematic search of six databases was performed to identify randomized controlled trials investigating music therapy and cardiothoracic surgery. The data were extracted from the qualified research, the data without heterogeneity were analysed by random-effects model (REM) meta-analysis, and the data with heterogeneity were analysed by fixed-effects model (FEM) meta-analysis. We evaluated anxiety, pain, duration of mechanical ventilation, hospital length of stay, stress hormones, opioid consumption, and vital signs, including heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and systolic blood pressure (SBP) after cardiothoracic surgery. The meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed with RevMan 5.4 and Stata 14 software, and trial sequential analysis was conducted using TSA 0.9.5.10 Beta software. This study was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines and was registered with PROSPERO.
resultsThe study included 24 randomized controlled trials with a total of 1576 patients. Our analysis showed that music therapy can significantly reduce the anxiety scores (SMD= -0.74, 95% CI [-0.96, -0.53], p < 0.01) and pain scores (SMD= -1.21, 95% CI [-1.78, -0.65], p < 0.01) of patients after cardiothoracic surgery. Compared with the control group, music therapy dramatically raised postoperative SpO2 (SMD = 0.75, 95% CI [0.11, 1.39], p = 0.02). In addition, the experimental group had significant statistical significance in reducing HR, SBP and opioid consumption. However, there was no significant difference in respiratory rate, stress hormones, diastolic blood pressure, length of hospital stay, or the duration of mechanical ventilation between the two groups.
conclusionsMusic therapy can significantly reduce anxiety, pain, HR, SBP, and postoperative opioid use and even improve SpO2 in patients who undergo cardiothoracic surgery. Music therapy has a positive effect on patients after cardiothoracic surgery with few side effects, so it is promising for use in clinics.
trial registrationRROSPERO (registration number: CRD42023424602).
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