In a poll marking the launch of the seventh season of the hit TV series House, 90 percent of British surgeons said they practiced their craft to music, reports the Independent.
Of these, 50 percent of British surgeons said they preferred listening to upbeat rock music. Seventeen percent of respondents expressed a preference for pop music, while classical music was selected by 11 percent.
According to survey respondents, music helps create a peaceful and harmonious work environment, although a third of surgeons suggested that music helps prevent them from being bored at work.
Of all the specialties, plastic surgeons were the most musically-inclined with 100 percent of this group listening to music, while ear, nose and throat surgeons were the least likely to listen to music while operating.