Hyderabad: Doctors play ‘Shoorveer’ song mid-surgery to calm injured karate instructor

Hyderabad: In a unique move to stabilise a patient’s psychological state, the medical team played the song ‘Shoorveer’ during a microsurgery at LB Nagar Kamineni Hospital.

A 26-year-old karate instructor was injured during an emotionally charged performance in a private school.

Attempt at ‘blood tilak’ goes wrong

While portraying a tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji, the young man attempted to apply a symbolic blood tilak to a portrait. In the heat of the moment, he sustained a deep laceration to his right palm, which disabled two fingers in the right palm.

The injury was deep, with the nerve and blood vessels getting affected, making his fingers immobile.

The patient arrived at the emergency department with profuse bleeding and a total lack of sensation in his little and ring fingers of the right palm.

Dr B Krishna Chaitanya, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, noted that the situation was critical. Dr Chaitanya says, “Nerves, tendons and blood vessels saw severe damage. The two fingers could not move and there was reduced oxygen, indicating that the blood flow was compromised.”

Microsurgery involves threads finer than a human hair

The surgical team immediately shifted the patient to the operating theatre for super microsurgery.

This procedure required an operating microscope to suture vessels and nerves using thread finer than a human hair.

“We meticulously repaired the small arteries and the delicate sensory nerves responsible for transmitting pain, temperature and touch,” explained Dr Chaitanya. “Restoring circulation was paramount to salvaging the fingers and preventing a major disability.”

Doctors used music to reduce anxiety

To stabilise the patient’s psychological state during the surgery, the medical team played the song Shoorveer—the same track that had been playing during the accident.

Recognising the emotional weight the song held for the patient, the team used the music to reduce his anxiety, helping him remain calm throughout the intricate procedure. Post-operative checks confirmed that blood circulation has been restored and sensory recovery is underway.

Dr Chaitanya emphasised that the ‘golden hour’ of treatment was the deciding factor. “The patient’s timely arrival allowed us to prevent permanent loss of function,” he stated.