A Study on the effect of music as an adjunct for analgesia in post laparoscopic patients in FEU-NRMF mc post anesthesia care unit from April 2013 - October 2013 / Sharmaine Galng Casaol.

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Abstract: Post-operative pain has been a concern and a challenge for anesthesiologists. Management can be quite difficult, especially when the body sustained some physical trauma due to the operation itself Intravenous analgesics are commonly used to address this concern. While traditional IV analgesics continue to be utilized, alternatives to traditional pharmacological interventions should also explored. Non pharmacologic modalities such as music has been claimed to be useful as an adjunct to promote anxiolysis and decreased the need for additional analgesic while in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). This study determined the effects of music as an adjunct for post-operative analgesia in PACU among 60 ASA I-II patients, ages 18 to 60 years old, who underwent elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy under General Endotracheal Anesthesia (GET A) randomly allocated into two groups either Group 1, patients who received standard pain regimen plus music, or Group 2, patients who received standard pain regimen alone. Demographic data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and vital signs and pain scores from both groups were recorded every 30 mins for 4 hours. Results revealed a decrease in vital signs, heart rate (p value 0.013), Respiratory rate (p value 0.013), Respiratory rate (p value 0.039), Blood Pressure (p value 0.025), pain scores VAS (p value 0.006), and rescue dose requirement (p value 0.001) in Group 1 patients or those who received standard pain regimen with music. Relaxing music leads to the reduction of pain and the decrease and improvement in physiologic parameters which leads to better pain management, lower morbidity, lesser hospital stay, and maximum patient satisfaction.

Research - Department of Anesthesiology