Wang, Y., Tang, H., Guo, Q., Liu, J., Liu, X., Luo, J., & Yang, W. (2015). Effects of intravenous patient-controlled sufentanil analgesia and music therapy on pain and hemodynamics after surgery for lung cancer: A randomized parallel study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 21, 667–672.
To determine the effect of postoperative intravenous sufentanil for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) use combined with music therapy on pain and hemodynamics in patients with lung cancer after surgery
Before operation, a music therapist guided patient to hypnosis with music-assisted progressive muscle relation. During the operation, the music intervention was suspended. At three, seven, 15, and 19 hours after the operation, the music intervention was implemented in one-hour sessions in the intensive care unit.
Randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial
Participants in the music therapy group had significantly lower VAS scores, blood pressure, heart rate, SAS scores, postoperative analgesic use, and sufentanil doses within 24 hours after surgery when compared to the control group.
Intravenous sufentanil PCA combined with music therapy improved PCA use after lung cancer surgery. Lower doses of sufentanil and less frequent PCA use were reported. In addition, combined therapy reduced blood pressure and heart rate.
This study suggested that combined music and sufentanil therapy can effectively improve PCA effects and reduce the dose of sufentanil needed while decreasing the blood pressure and heart rate in patients who received lung cancer resections.