worst OR music ever

[cleansocks]

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So I'm here sitting with my ASA1 patient and this surgeon has typed into pandora "i say a little prayer for you" by Urethra Franklin or however you spell her name. Every f'ing song sounds like a excessively happy 60's TV show theme. Since I have no reception in this part of the hospital this is my only way to vent.

 

[pgg]

Put yourself in the ortho rooms. They seem to like Green Day. 😀

We have an ENT surgeon who loves Christmas music. I did some post-Thanksgiving cases with him last year ... he had this one playlist that alternated between different versions of "Walking In A Winter Wonderland" and one other classic that mercifully escapes my mind right now. As in, alternated back and forth between the two songs, but by different artists.

 

[Bertelman]

Let's see....

One NP played the Glee soundtrack one day.

Another surgeon likes bad 70's disco and ****.

[YOUTUBE]ZIqxnYZZNB8[/YOUTUBE]

 

[psychbender]

One plastic surgeon I rotated with as a med student played the same Charlie Brown Christmas album the entire month (in both the OR and his clinic's procedure room). My all time 'favorite' though was one General surgeon that had a playlist that consisted of only three Steve Miller songs...and played those three all day long.

 

[ssmallz]

i hate the or in december. Everyone thinks they're so original playing christmas music and everyday its the same 5 songs

 

[countingdays]

One of our circulators turns on pandora with linkin park as the search band- guaranteed uninterupted string of crap for hours, makes me miss xmas music.

 

[BobBarker]

Ent/plastics guy likes to listen to a brazilian techno radio station that streams online.

 

[periopdoc]

In our OR's the anesthesiologists are the DJ's. Another reason that I love my job.

- pod

 

[error404]

We've got a few folks with bad taste out here on the west coast.... but the kicker was definitely in med school. I was on a neurosurg rotation, and the attending put on a CD of his kid's homemade garage Christian rock band.

On repeat.

For 8 hours.

 

[scudrunner]

How is it decided who gets to play the music in the ORs? Is there a pecking order? First come?

Seems like if the person's playlist is on its third loop, it would be OK to ask if you played something else... no?

 

[pgg]

In our OR's the anesthesiologists are the DJ's. Another reason that I love my job.

Now you're just showing off. 🙂

 

[Bertelman]

How is it decided who gets to play the music in the ORs? Is there a pecking order? First come?

Seems like if the person's playlist is on its third loop, it would be OK to ask if you played something else... no?

Generally defaults to the surgeon. If you have a cool list, and everyone seems to like it, it's hard for him to trump you, though.

 

[Shadowfax8]

It seems with most ORs these days we have XM, Internet for Pandora, and iPod docks. With these options it's totally different each day in our ORs here in the heartland. There are a handful of surgeons that listen to the same stuff everyday. One of our hand surgeons loves Hair Nation on XM = hours of Ratt, Kiss, Slaughter, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Gun 'n' Roses, Poison... I don't mind so much as I grew up on that stuff, but as you can imagine some of the older staff get fed up with listening to men that dress like women and scream like girls and every song has the same format: killer intro with high octave vocals, two maybe three verse/chorus runs, bridge which blends into obligatory guitar solo (sometimes with a key change which is catchy), and then back into the chorus, sometimes there's even a reprise at the end... i.e. Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi.

As for the Christmas, you either love the OR music selection or hate it. Personally, I'm into it and mix it up at times by playing DJ and occasionally inserting a non X-rated song off the South Park Christmas album.

 

[Bertelman]

...(sometimes with a key change which is catchy)...

That's the truck driver's gear change

 

[Gimlet]

A couple of the endocrine surgeons at our joint play music that makes me think I'm at a late '90s Lilith Fair concert...makes me gag after the first few songs. A neurosurgeon here likes really twangy country music from the '70s. Other than that I can stand most rooms, and even the bad music is better than getting stuck in a room where the surgeon doesn't like listening to music.

At one of the community hospitals here the stereo in each OR is on the anesthesia cart and everyone in the group is issued an iPod.

 

[nycitygas]

ENT plastic surgeon----> lady gaga, the FULL CD. If only his patients knew....

 

[lobelsteve]

Switching over to enjoyable: Pandora 80's Throwback.

The reps could not believe it wasn't my iPhone playing.
Even played Safety Dance...

Man, I am a dork.

 

[KateFan]

Has anyone ever experimented with theme music?

That is, tracks relevant to the particular cases your in on?
These would serve as part ice-breaker and part running joke.


The Pixies have a couple tracks ripe for the picking (for those able to tolerate their wailing).

ie "Bone Machine", "Break my Body" -ortho cases
"Where is my Mind?"- neuro
"Gouge Away" "Broken Face"-Plastics ??




Any others?

 

[periopdoc]

I thought that "You Give Love a Bad Name" was particularly appropriate for the guy who came in after having a bullet travel through his left atrium and into his aorta.

In fellowship, one of our surgeons was fond of Celine Dion and I found "My Heart Will go On" could really relieve the tension in certain circumstances, especially after a hard pump wean.

I have had several occasions to play "Knockin' on Heavens Door" and "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" but never had the cojones to do so.

See this thread for the Urology list

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=784209&highlight=urology

- pod

 

[Bertelman]

Surgery resident always gave me **** when The Strokes would come on during a carotid.

 

[Neon Goat]

the attending put on a CD of his kid's homemade garage Christian rock band.

On repeat.

For 8 hours.

Epic.

 

[Intubate]

Everyone's a critic and most people are DJs.

 

[Gern Blansten]

We've got a few folks with bad taste out here on the west coast.... but the kicker was definitely in med school. I was on a neurosurg rotation, and the attending put on a CD of his kid's homemade garage Christian rock band.

On repeat.

For 8 hours.

Had an ophtho guy who recorded his own CD of him singing mellow christian songs. It is all he would listen to in the OR. He was so pompous that he thought everyone else enjoyed it. His patients were all awake cataracts after a retrobulbar block. Thankfully, I didn't stay in the room to babysit. Even more thankful that the narcicist is gone to annoy some other hospital's employees.

 

[Gern Blansten]

I thought that "You Give Love a Bad Name" was particularly appropriate for the guy who came in after having a bullet travel through his left atrium and into his aorta.

In fellowship, one of our surgeons was fond of Celine Dion and I found "My Heart Will go On" could really relieve the tension in certain circumstances, especially after a hard pump wean.

I have had several occasions to play "Knockin' on Heavens Door" and "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" but never had the cojones to do so.

See this thread for the Urology list

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=784209&highlight=urology

- pod

One of the surgery residents years ago was playing Possum Kingdom by the Toadies. There is a line where they repeat over and over the line "Do you wanna die?" We were in the middle of taking care of a patient that was near death and the attending surgeon finally had enough of this one line and shouted to the circulator to turn it off. It was pretty funny actually even though the attending surgeon was kind of pissed off.

 

[pgg]

One of the surgery residents years ago was playing Possum Kingdom by the Toadies. There is a line where they repeat over and over the line "Do you wanna die?" We were in the middle of taking care of a patient that was near death and the attending surgeon finally had enough of this one line and shouted to the circulator to turn it off. It was pretty funny actually even though the attending surgeon was kind of pissed off.

Had an RT blaring that Papa Roach 'suffocation, no breathing' song in the ICU one day. Patient was awake on a sedation break. Similar response from the pulm/cc attending.

 

[PMPMD]

Worst offenders:

Thoracic - German rap

Colorectal - the Vertical Horizon CD on repeat (they were a one hit wonder from the 90s)

ENT - Shania Twain, other Canadian female vocalists

 

[nutmegs]

I was going to say christian rock, but the christian rock garage band does trump that...

 

[countingdays]

I was going to say christian rock, but the christian rock garage band does trump that...

Thta's pretty inappropriate to play. I'm going to work not church.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

I was going to say christian rock, but the christian rock garage band does trump that...

yeah no kidding, I don't think anything can top this.

 

[jetproppilot]

yeah no kidding, I don't think anything can top this.

Ortho buddy of mine insists on playing country.

I've announced to the room many times how country music has been linked to increased PSA levels...

Christian rock? Yeah that beat my country beef..

 

[Ronin2258]

We've got a few folks with bad taste out here on the west coast.... but the kicker was definitely in med school. I was on a neurosurg rotation, and the attending put on a CD of his kid's homemade garage Christian rock band.

On repeat.

For 8 hours.

Dear gods...

ENT plastic surgeon----> lady gaga, the FULL CD. If only his patients knew....

>.<

Everyone's a critic and most people are DJs.

Guilty on both counts. Though I used to have a non-expiring FCC permit to broadcast/DJ.

Did a reduction mammoplasty and abdominal tuck on a guy who had a pituitary tumor. He was also a singer in a local blues-rock band. He requested that we play his band's CDs during the surgery.

Was kind of interesting.

one song's lyrics:
"...You always going to tell me when I go to far
You keep saying I'm going to drive you to your grave
Wait, I'll get the car..."

The songs weren't the thing that got the plastic surgeon cursing though. It was my comment that while he was on stage, the patient would get all four JP drain grenades from the abdominoplasty spinning in different directions while he was performing that drew the plastic surgeons ire: "You bastard, Ronin. You just had to put that image into my head." (drains are kept in for about 4 weeks, so he could perform with them in theory.)

Now that I have blinded the mind's eye of everyone that is reading this, I personally will listen to almost anything in the OR. I even prefer silence in the SHTF/high strung situations. Though given a choice, I would rather have classical, by star performers (Ithzak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Jascha Heifetz, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Philadelphia Orchestra, etc.)

There are certain things I don't tolerate well at all: Rap/Hip-hop/modern R&B, and modern country. Both are as annoying to me as an army of nail beauticians running their fingernails along chalkboards. But that is just my personal tastes.

 

[Bertelman]

Everyone's a critic and most people are DJs.

I'm usually pretty understanding of other's tastes. But when you're gonna be in a room for 8 hrs, at least have some variety. There is absolutely no excuse for playing any music, no matter the taste, on repeat for the duration of an OR day.

 

[Dogdaze]

I get to pick the music in MY or. Surgeons come and go throughout the day, but I'm there the whole time (yes, we're MD only).

I'm reasonable though, I take requests, and then play what I want. LOL

No really, I know certain surgeons like certain genres, so I try to match my mood with that - sometimes your just in an 80's hair band kind of mood!

 

[jetproppilot]

Egyptian Lover. 80s. Love it.

 

[Lightwand]

Okay, this thread made me come out of a 6-year posting hiatus to comment. (New screen name now, since the old one wasn't so anonymous...)

We have a plastic surgeon who listens to contemporary Christian music ALL DAY during million-hour long cases. The irony of it all- she's a huge, um, well, she's not very nice.

I also did a 9-hour kidney in the middle of the night with the Lady Gaga pandora station playing the entire case.

 

[hoyden]

I do not care about the OR music at all as long as it is not too loud.

 

[G0S2]

I was going to say christian rock, but the christian rock garage band does trump that...

We have an OR nurse who routinely plays this; loud. If the surgeons yell to turn it off she files a complaint for harassment. You also better watch your F bombs when in the OR with her as that will cause another report. Many, including myself, cannot stand her.

 

[periopdoc]

You could file a reverse complaint for religious discrimination/ harassment, but then you would be stooping to her level.

Pull her aside and discuss the appropriateness of playing music that others find offensive or not pleasing.

If that doesn't work bring up music at your surgery section meeting (or whatever you call it at your place) and come up with a policy about appropriate music in the OR workplace, nurse managers love drafting and enforcing policies.

Religious music is not appropriate IMHO anymore than it would be appropriate for me to play some of the harder stuff that I occasionally enjoy (Marylin Manson, Korn, Alice in Chains, Slipknot). There is one crew that I work with that has very similar music tastes and we will rock it out, but I will tone it down if one of the other nurses/ techs is in the room.

It is ridiculous that we have to have a policy to enforce consideration of other people, but that is what this world has come to.

- pod

 

[diphenyl]

Hey I like my lady gaga albums :-(

 

[Ronin2258]

Hey I like my lady gaga albums :-(

*raises hand guiltily*

I like a song or two of hers...

*hangs head in shame*

 

[Metalblade]

Cardiac surgeon during residency used to play death metal. Loved it.

 

[diphenyl]

*raises hand guiltily*

I like a song or two of hers...

*hangs head in shame*

I am a little monster and proud 🙂
It's always fun to see the mixed reactions of some of my older male counterparts when I play my music in the MD work room whether it be lady gaga or some pop techno.

 

[countingdays]

*raises hand guiltily*

I like a song or two of hers...

*hangs head in shame*

As long as you know you should feel guilt and shame... 😉

 

[Ronin2258]

As long as you know you should feel guilt and shame... 😉

Hence the term, "Guilty Pleasure." 😉

 

[DrHogFan]

You could file a reverse complaint for religious discrimination/ harassment, but then you would be stooping to her level.

Pull her aside and discuss the appropriateness of playing music that others find offensive or not pleasing.

If that doesn't work bring up music at your surgery section meeting (or whatever you call it at your place) and come up with a policy about appropriate music in the OR workplace, nurse managers love drafting and enforcing policies.

Religious music is not appropriate IMHO anymore than it would be appropriate for me to play some of the harder stuff that I occasionally enjoy (Marylin Manson, Korn, Alice in Chains, Slipknot). There is one crew that I work with that has very similar music tastes and we will rock it out, but I will tone it down if one of the other nurses/ techs is in the room.

It is ridiculous that we have to have a policy to enforce consideration of other people, but that is what this world has come to.

- pod

i'm a fan of thrashing metal and hardcore as well as christian music. there are some christian bands that will make Manson, Korn, and Slipknot sound like backstreet boys. You can have the best of both worlds. 😀

 

[countingdays]

i'm a fan of thrashing metal and hardcore as well as christian music. there are some christian bands that will make Manson, Korn, and Slipknot sound like backstreet boys. You can have the best of both worlds. 😀

Christian music is inapproprate for the workplace whether it sounds like metal or amy grant or rap or (god forbid) creed or whatever.

 

[Bertelman]

Christian music is inapproprate for the workplace whether it sounds like metal or amy grant or rap or (god forbid) creed or whatever.

How do you define Christian music? There are bands like Switchfoot that are historically Christian, but would hardly be recognized as such with most of their singles.

 

[tkim]

How do you define Christian music? There are bands like Switchfoot that are historically Christian, but would hardly be recognized as such with most of their singles.

http://tinyurl.com/4xqhx6d

Curious what people think of this music.

 

[Bertelman]

http://tinyurl.com/4xqhx6d

Curious what people think of this music.

I'm not a fan of that, but I have more than one Innocence CD. That's not really where I am anymore, it was used in med school for study nights.

Point is, I take music for what it is, not what it is about. If it moves me, I like it, and that's usually pretty independent of the lyrics. In addition to a couple of Switchfoot songs, I have Jon Foreman, which is way way religious, even some Sixpence, which became very religious.

All this for a guy who has probably attended as many weddings as he has church services. If the music is beating me over the head with a message, I won't like it. But I'm not about to swear off all Christian music. I like Kanye's Jesus Walks as much as the next guy, but I hardly feel like I've attended sermon when the song ends, and I doubt anyone would dare qualify him as a Christian artist.

 

[tkim]

Point is, I take music for what it is, not what it is about. If it moves me, I like it, and that's usually pretty independent of the lyrics.

Agreed. There's a difference between Christian and spiritual music, and I'm not sure it's the word "Jesus".