Analysis of a Review Article on the Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety and Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Surgery

I have read with interest the review article by Dr. Jeremy Lee Kay Hock on the role of music in reducing anxiety and the amount of sedatives required in patients undergoing surgery [1]. The topic of this short review article may be considered very current and historically known at the same time, because, although the first scientific evidence on the anxiolytic and neuroendocrinological effects of music dates back to the eighties of the last century, during the perioperative time it is still not very common (especially here in Italy) the use of music as a non-pharmacological tool [2]. The topic is very actual and, if well analysed and studied, it could lead in the near future to organizational changes in the international operating rooms, highly because “music may not be available in all circumstances for every single patient” [1].