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World J Crit Care Med. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 111059
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i4.111059
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i4.111059
Effect of music therapy on outcomes of critically ill patients
Sabiha Mukhtar, Piyush Shishir, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Era University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mohd Mustahsin, Madhulika Dubey, Critical Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Era University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Syed Ahmed Hussain Kazmi, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Era University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Mukhtar S collected the patient’s data; Mustahsin M designed the study, analyzed the data, wrote and revised the paper; Dubey M and Kazmi SAH verified the paper for important intellectual content; Shishir P performed the statistical analysis; all of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow (No. ELMC&H/R-Cell/2023/38).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study was registered at Clinical Trial Registry-India, No. CTRI/2024/10/074774.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided written informed consent before enrollment in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data to share.
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Corresponding author: Mohd Mustahsin, DM, MD, Associate Professor, Head, Critical Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Era University, FFF-2, Doctor’s Residence, Hardoi Road, Sarfarazganj, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Received: June 24, 2025
Revised: July 28, 2025
Accepted: November 4, 2025
Published online: December 9, 2025
Processing time: 159 Days and 22.7 Hours
Revised: July 28, 2025
Accepted: November 4, 2025
Published online: December 9, 2025
Processing time: 159 Days and 22.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Patients who are critically ill on mechanical ventilation are under stress and anxiety that can lead to increased intensive care unit (ICU) stay lengths and poor outcomes. Music therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention that has shown a positive impact on physiological and psychological parameters in patients on mechanical ventilation. The current study determined the effect of music therapy for patients who were critically ill on outcomes including the length of the ICU stay.