Music as a Postoperative Pain Management Intervention

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PAIN IS A COMMON and frequently reported effect of surgical intervention. The World Health Organization estimates 266 to 360 million surgeries are performed yearly. 1 Kuhlmann A. de Rooij A. Kroese L. van Dijk M. Hunink M. Jeekel J. Meta-analysis evaluating music interventions for anxiety and pain in surgery. Br J Surg. 2018; 105: 773-783 Crossref PubMed Scopus (130) Google Scholar Studies have shown that 40% to 65% of postoperative patients report moderate to severe pain. 1 Kuhlmann A. de Rooij A. Kroese L. van Dijk M. Hunink M. Jeekel J. Meta-analysis evaluating music interventions for anxiety and pain in surgery. Br J Surg. 2018; 105: 773-783 Crossref PubMed Scopus (130) Google Scholar The most common treatment for moderate to severe pain continues to be opioid medications because of immediate effects, multiple delivery forms, and ease of administration. The US Department of Health and Human Services has concerns with increasing opioid-related deaths and opioid use disorder, causing the medical community to rethink the approach to pain management regarding the use of opioid medications. 2 Health and Human ServicesWhat is the opioid epidemic?. https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.htmlDate: 2018 Date accessed: June 6, 2018 Google Scholar Michael J. Poulsen, DNP, RN, FNP-C, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN Jeffrey Coto, DNP, MS-CNS, RN, CCRN, Valparaiso University, IN Maureen F. Cooney, DNP, FNP-BC, Pain Management, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.