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Classical music improves surgeons’ performance, study shows

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epa07954836 Musicians of Timisoara National Opera Orchestra, under the batton of Romanian conductor Peter Oschanitzky (center-R), perform a classical musical program inside the karstic cave of Romanesti, 97 km east from Timisoara city, Western Romania, during a 35 years anniversary event, 27 October 2019. With a special acoustics, Romanesti cave was the host of a classical music concert for the first time in 1984. EPA-EFE/Sebastian Tataru

Surgeons’ performance can be significantly improved by listening to classical music in the operating theatre, new research from Dundee University reveals.

ClassicFM reports that the study, published in the International Journal of Surgery, found that listening to Mozart and Bach can boost doctors’ performance by up to 11 per cent.

Procedures were also completed ten per cent quicker with music in the background.

And it’s all further proof of the ‘Mozart effect’: gentle music, the study says, reduces stress levels and helps surgeons focus, as well as reducing patients’ anxiety.

Patients also needed fewer painkillers or anaesthetic while music was playing.

Via Classic FM

Topics HealthcareMusicScience