Music therapy combined with anesthesia recovery care improved the quality of anesthesia recovery, along with other clinical outcomes, in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who underwent laparoscopic radical resection.
Researchers from Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu Province, China, explored the effects of music on postanesthesia recovery of patients with CRC. More than 100 patients with CRC were enrolled and assigned to either the observation group (n=60) or the control group (n=60).
The control group received standard perioperative care that included preoperative education related to the procedure and necessary cooperation techniques and notification of potential risks. In addition to standard care, the observation group received a preoperative visit on day 1 of hospital admission to receive an explanation of the rationale, objectives, and methodology of music therapy.