RT Book, Section A1 Crandall, Winner: Marie A2 Cochran, Amalia A2 Braga, Ruth SR Print(0) ID 1132432559 T1 2015 Grammy Awards Category: Music in the Operating Room T2 Introduction to the Operating Room YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259587283 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132432559 RD 2024/03/29 AB It has been two years since the publication of the seminal article, “Surgeon Preference and Music in the Operating Room: A Randomized, Controlled Trial” by Crandall et al.1 A highly regarded2 and frequently cited3 study, it highlighted the importance of musical choice in the operating room. Key findings included unanimous agreement that when a patient is critically injured or ill, music is a distraction and should be off or very low; however, nearly all surgeons were comfortable with music during less urgent procedures.