SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2019
The effect of music on simulated surgical performance: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Surgical endoscopy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07089485 (Impact of Anesthesia Alarm Volume on Mental Workload in Surgical Trainees), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Impact of Anesthesia Alarm Volume on Mental Workload in Surgical Trainees: A Randomized Pilot Simulation Study
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
- The effect of preferred music on mental workload and laparoscopic surgical performance in a simulated setting (OPTIMISE): a randomized controlled crossover study.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Trial
- The Effects of Preferred Music on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance: A Randomized Crossover Study.World journal of surgery · 2020Trial
- The impact of external stimuli on the acquisition of robotic surgery skills: the Im-AcRoSS study.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- The Effect of Music on Intraoperative Anxiety During Dermatologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Rock and Classical Genres.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of music on colonoscopy performance: A propensity score-matched analysis.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2023Article
- Unpacking the Broad Landscape of Intraoperative Stressors for Clinical Personnel: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Review
- The Effect of Sound in the Dental Office: Practices and Recommendations for Quality Assurance-A Narrative Review.Dentistry journal · 2022Review
- Impact of background music on the performance of laparoscopy teams.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Commentary: Sound of music for surgical stressors!Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Evaluating the influence of music at different sound pressure levels on medical students' performance of standardized laparoscopic box training exercises.BMC medical education · 2021Article
- Listening to Music to Improve Laparoscopic Learning Performance? Great but Which One?World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Efficacy of goal-directed minimally invasive surgery simulation training with the Lübeck Toolbox-Curriculum prior to first operations on patients: Study protocol for a multi-centre randomized controlled validation trial (NOVICE).International journal of surgery protocols · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionBeneficial 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.
methodsAn exhaustive literature search was performed. The following databases were searched: Embase, Medline Ovid, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTAL, PsycINFO Ovid, CINAHL EBSCOhost, ERIC EBSCOhost and Google Scholar. All prospective studies that assessed the effect of a music intervention compared to either another auditory condition or silence on surgical performance were included in a qualitative synthesis. The study was registered in the PROSPERO-database (CRD42018092021).
resultsThe literature search identified 3492 articles of which 9 studies (212 participants) were included. Beneficial effects of music were reported on time to task completion, instrument handling, quality of surgical task performance and general surgical performance. Furthermore, a beneficial effect of music on muscle activation was observed.
conclusionAlthough beneficial effects of music on surgical performance have been observed, there is insufficient evidence to definitively conclude that music has a beneficial effect on surgical performance in the simulated setting. Future studies should be conducted using greater numbers of participants focusing on a more limited range of tasks, as well as validation in the live operating environment.
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