What do you like to listen to?

I knew a surgeon who liked Hank Williams at 8am in the OR. That’s right: starting the cardiothoracic day with “Howlin’ at the Moon.” The surgeon insisted it be turned up so loud that the instruments rattled in the trays. He was careful though, always putting the scalpel or electrocautery down before joining the nurses in the chorus dog howl.

Recently a young woman has gone viral for her OR music, or rather, immediately post-OR music.¹ While still loopy from anesthesia, her first request to her mother wasn’t water or a blanket, but Drake. As far the author knows, the post-surgical benefits of the Canadian rapper’s work haven’t been clinically studied, but they seemed to be the most pressing need on Kelly’s partially-anesthetized mind.

However…

The best song in the OR has only ever had one note, sliding up and down the tonal scale with blood flow volume. It’s called FlowSound^TM.²

Why is it the best? Because it's a song that provides an auditory representation of measured flow, supporting the physician's assessment of flow volume. That's right. It communicates changes in measured flow entirely by sound, hands free. Click here to learn more about this fascinating little tool.

And yes it may even leave the surgical team’s hands free for the occasional chorus.

Thanks for reading,

              Transonic Systems, Inc.

                                   The Measure of Better Results

References

1. Woman comes out of surgery, her mom is not prepared for her first question
2. Optima Flow-QC Meters