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THE EFFECT OF MUSIC
ON HEART RATE
Application in a Surgical Theatre
A New Forefront of Music Therapy?
Craig McKenzie
A CREATIVE COMBINATION
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BACKGROUND
 Music therapy has been used to calm recovering patience for decades
 Traditionally, music in a concert setting evokes different emotions
 Different genres evoke different emotions
 Heart rate changes with a change in music genre
 Classical music is know for its calming effects
 Heavy metal music may stimulate action
 Chemical cocktails are already used in the O.R. to speed or slow heart
rate
 Doctors listen to music during surgery
 Often doctors are know as the “Rock and Roll Doctor” or the “Jazz Doctor”
THE PROBLEM?
 Music therapy should be extended to the O.R. to not only boast patient
comfort but also be used in conjunction with medications to stabilize a
desired heart rate
 A simple research study could test how dramatic or the mere existence
of a correlation between heart rate and music genre
TWO HYPOTHESIS’ TO TEST
Primary Hypothesis
 If the type of music is changed
from a “soothing style” with
slow tempus to an “active style”
with a rapid tempus, then the
heart rate of the listener will
rise. There is a direct
correlation between music style
and heart rate.
Applied Hypothesis
 If there exists a direct
correlation between music style
and heart rate, then music can
be fed to the patient in the O.R.
to supplement the additional
medications because music is
able to influence the heart rate
in a human patient
RESULTS?
Pro’s
 Can always be supplemented by
medications
 No harm done; music is natural
 A cheap option to introduce
 If anything, may keep patience
more comfortable
 Music therapy is already
accepted in most areas
Con’s
 Most likely will not replace
medications
 Not fully quantitative
CONCLUSION:
 Music is not new to healthcare
 Emotions change with changing musical styles
 Heart rate is influenced partially by emotions
 Music styles could be used to influence heart rate in the O.R.
 Surgeons already listen to their own choice of music during surgery
 Music could supplement existing medications during an operation or
treatment
 The hypothesis in this presentation are simply testable