Introduction Music is any sound that is perceived as pleasingly harmonious. The link between music and healthcare can be traced long back in the history of mankind. Thus, our study aimed at assessing the impact of different genre of music on the cognition functioning, memory and attention levels of the surgeons. Materials and methods It was a single-arm interventional trial assessing 45 surgeons from different specialities. Each participant was expected to do 5 sets of tasks, one set each for the 5 music tracks played. Each task set further contained 5 different types of tasks, namely trail marking, jigsaw puzzle, backward counting, comprehension and memory game using cards. The 5 music tracks included ambient OR noise, music of personal preference, western classical, heavy metal and pop music. Scores were assigned for each task and compared. Results The total score for music of personal choice was much less (19.68) when compared to the other genre and that for pop was the highest (25.03). Memory card tests and backward counting (tests of short-term memory) were comparatively better with music of personal choice. However, trail marking (test of speed) and jigsaw puzzle and comprehension tests (tests of complex neurological functions) were least performed when music of personal choice was played. Conclusion Music of choice may help in short-term memory recall, but an over-familiarity with the music played can serve as a distractor thus affecting the speed and accuracy.
A 42-year-old physician on maintenance hemodialysis for chronic renal failure presented with intermittent fever and arthritis of the right knee. Synovectomy specimen of the right knee showed caseating granuloma, consistent with tuberculosis, which was successfully treated with a four-drug regimen of anti-tuberculous therapy. Subsequently, he had a recurrent effusion of the same joint, which on aspiration showed nocardial infection. He was treated with a combination therapy (sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and amoxicillin) for four months. He underwent a successful living-related transplant two months later, and was doing well on triple immunosuppression one year after transplantation.
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