The purpose of this study was to determine the decrease in analgesia requirement for patients listening to hemispheric synchronization (musical tones) while under general anesthesia. We demonstrated that bariatric patients who listened to hemispheric synchronization had a smaller analgesia requirement than those who listened to a blank tape.
The health of a country's population is directly correlated with increased life expectancy and productivity, as well as with its economic progress and ever-expanding wealth. The citizens of high-income "developed" countries, as defined below, depend on an advanced healthcare system as the foundation of the well-being of its citizens. Whether health care is provided by the public and/or by the private sector, delivery of care and managing disease are largely dependent upon public health resources that can identify and quantify disease threats at population levels. One may ask if a country's public health system, even in highincome countries, is sufficiently equipped and prepared to address novel disease threats such as posed by infectious disease pandemics. The ability of a country to support public health management services depends on coordination of multiple components including government health agencies at the central and local levels, donor organizations, civil society groups, and directly with affected communities. These relationships are meant to provide the services necessary for successful healthcare, but must also be responsible for planning for future needs and for executing programs to recognize and deal with emergencies. The coronavirus pandemic highlights the latter function as a determinant of which nations are adequately resourced and which have yet to achieve that status.
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