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Effect of Genre and amplitude of music during laparoscopic surgery

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Abstract

Purpose

Music is often played in operating theaters. In the literature, the effects of music on surgeons are controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of different music genres and amplitudes on laparoscopic performance.

Methods

Novice surgeons underwent a proficiency-based laparoscopic training curriculum. Participants were required to perform these tasks under three conditions: no music, with music in medium volume (45–50 dB) and in high volume (65–70 dB). Soft rock by the Beatles and hard rock by AC/DC were played. Task performance was evaluated by analyzing speed and accuracy.

Results

With soft rock in medium volume, participants were faster in peg transfer (60.3 vs. 56.7 s, P = 0.012) and more accurate in suture with intracorporeal knot (79.2 vs. 54.0, P = 0.011) compared to without music. The total score was improved (383.4 vs. 337.9, P = 0.0076) by enhancing accuracy (79.5 vs. 54.0, P = 0.011). This positive effect was lost if the soft rock was played in high volume. With hard rock in medium volume, participants were faster performing precision cutting (139.4 vs. 235.8, P = 0.0009) compared to without music. Both balloon preparation and precision cutting were performed more rapidly (227.3 vs. 181.4, P = 0.003, 139.4 vs. 114.0, P < 0.0001) and the accuracy was maintained. Hard rock in high volume also resulted in increased speed (366.7 vs. 295.5, P < 0.0001) compared to without music. Thereby, the total scores of participants were enhanced (516.5 vs. 437.1, P = 0.002).

Conclusion

Our data reveal that the effect of music on laparoscopic performance might depend on the combination of music genre and amplitude. A generally well-accepted music genre in the right volume could improve the performance of novice surgeons during laparoscopic surgeries.

Trial Registration

DRKS00026759, register date: 18.10.2021 (retrospectively registered).

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We thank Prof. Christel Weiss, Department of Medical Statistics and Biomathematics, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany, for statistical analysis review.

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  1. Department of Visceral-, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Cui Yang, Franziska Möttig, Juergen Weitz, Christoph Reissfelder & Soeren Torge Mees

  2. Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

    Cui Yang & Christoph Reissfelder

  3. Klinik Für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Soeren Torge Mees

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Study conception and design: CY, FM, CR, JW, STM. Acquisition of data: CY, FM. Analysis and interpretation of data: CY, FM, STM. Drafting of manuscript: CY, FM, STM. Critical revision of manuscript: CR, JW.

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Yang, C., Möttig, F., Weitz, J. et al. Effect of Genre and amplitude of music during laparoscopic surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 407, 2115–2121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-022-02490-z

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