The tradition of playing music during medical procedures dates back to ancient times, when the Greeks had identified Apollo as the God of both healing and music. read more
But your surgeon's playlist could actually have some effect on how the procedure goes. Music, which is generally chosen by the lead surgeon, is played roughly 62-72 percent of the time in the operating room, according to a new report published in The BMJ. The genre most often chosen is classical music. read more
Over half of operating room staff in India described playing music in the operating room as “commonplace” in 2011; 63% of doctors and nurses in Israel said they regularly listened to music during surgeries in 2008; and as early as 1997, 72% of anesthetists in the UK regularly heard music in the operating room. read more