A randomized placebo-controlled study of aromatherapy for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Karaman, Serkan; Karaman, Tuğba; Tapar, Hakan; Doğru, Serkan; Süren, Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.019

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“…The benefits of adding aromatherapy to standard treatment for PONV include: providing a comprehensive multimodal approach for better management of PONV and increasing patient satisfaction. Karaman et al [21] also stated the same thing that Based on the results of this study, aromatherapy can be used as an alternative or complementary method to manage PONV. In particular, ginger and lavender essential oils are superior to rose oil and purified water for aromatherapy treatments.…”

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The Effect of Aromatherapy Administration in the Decrease of Nausea in Post-Spinal Anesthesia Patients

Ramba¹,

Yari²,

Idris

et al. 2022

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Objective: This study aims to know the effect of aromatherapy on reducing nausea in post spinal anesthesia patients. Method: This research is a literature study. In the strategy to find the journal framework used is PICOT. The keywords used are "Aromatherapy and nausea and vomiting and postoperative and spinal anesthesia". The data sources used are e-resources from PubMed and Google Scholar in the form of articles or journals. The inclusion criteria in this study were national and international journals from different databases and related to research variables, namely nausea, with aromatherapy inhalation intervention, as well as articles discussing the effects of inhaled aromatherapy on nausea in postoperative patients with spinal anesthesia. Deadline for publication of articles within the last 5 years (2016-2021). The exclusion criteria for this study were national and international databases and had nothing to do with the study variables, no intervention was given, there was no reflexology effect on anxiety levels in burn patients and the publication time of the article was more than 5 years. Results: In searching for articles using 2 databases, each was found from PubMed 1871 search results and Google Scholar 951 search results. After disqualification related to the year of publication, 485 articles were obtained in the last 5 years, and in the end 8 articles were obtained that matched the criteria obtained. Of the 8 articles that have been reviewed, it was found that postoperative patients with spinal anesthesia experienced nausea Conclusion: Based on a systematic review conducted on 8 articles, it can be concluded that the administration of aromatherapy is very useful for reducing nausea in postoperative patients with spinal anesthesia. There are many choices of aromatherapy that can be given to patients, ranging from lavender aromatherapy, ginger aromatherapy, peppermint aromatherapy, lemon essential oil aromatherapy and rose aromatherapy. So it is suggested that aromatherapy inhalation intervention can be applied to patients who experience postoperative nausea with spinal anesthesia.

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The Effect of Aromatherapy Administration in the Decrease of Nausea in Post-Spinal Anesthesia Patients

Ramba¹,

Yari²,

Idris

et al. 2022

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…Some studies showed that it exhibits anticholinergic, antihistaminic, and anti-in ammatory activities. These effects are similar to those of the antiemetic drugs that are commonly used (Karaman et al, 2019). Traditionally, Lavender as an herbal remedy has been associated with anxiolytic properties (Donelli et al, 2019).…”

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“…The positive effects of aromatherapy with Lavender on post-operative's nausea and vomiting (PONV) (Karaman et al, 2019), also after chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer have been reported (Ain et al, 2019). However, the Lavender had no signi cant effect on nausea after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (Amirhosseini et al, 2020).…”

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Effect of Lavender Oil on Nausea, Vomiting, and Anxiety in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Amzajerdi

Keshavarz

Montazeri

et al. 2021

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Objective: The present study was performed to determine whether lavender oil affects nausea-vomiting and anxiety in pregnant women.Methodology: In a quasi-experimental study, sixty-six pregnant women in the 6th to 16th week of pregnancy with a range of mild to moderate nausea and vomiting were randomized into two groups; a Lavender and a control group (n = 33 for each group). Twice a day (before rest in the afternoon and night sleep) for a week, samples in the intervention and control group inhaled Lavender and sesame oil, respectively. Every night before sleeping, the Rhodes nausea-vomiting questionnaire was completed by the subjects. In addition, Maternal State Anxiety (MSA) in mothers of two groups was measured by using the state anxiety scale before and on the seventh day of the intervention. Results: Seven days after inhalation of Lavender oil, the overall mean score of Rhodes index and the severity of nausea and vomiting (p = 0.008, p = 0.032, respectively), also the mean scores and severity of MSA in mothers of the Lavender group were significantly lower than the control group (p = 0.012 and p = 0.027, respectively). According to the repeated measures analysis, the mean score of the Rhodes index was significantly decreased in the Lavender and control groups during one week (p = 0.0001 and 0.004, respectively).Conclusion: This study presented evidence that Lavender aromatherapy could decrease nausea, vomiting, and anxiety in pregnant women. The findings can guide healthcare workers in providing aromatherapy to women throughout pregnancy.

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“…An alternative to deal with nausea, vomiting in nonpharmacological pregnancy is to use an aqua pressure aromatherapy [13]. Aromatherapy, which is a branch of herbal science, is the collection of methods for skillful, and controlled use of essential oils to promote the physical, emotional, and psychological health [14], [15]. Aromatherapy can be used by pregnant women for reducing nausea, vomiting, and coping.…”

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The Effectiveness of Acupressure Therapy and Aromatherapy of Lemon on the Ability of Coping and Emesis Gravidarum in Trimester I Pregnant Women at Langsa City Community Health Centre, Aceh, Indonesia

Magfirah

Fatma

Idwar

2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: Acupressure therapy and aromatherapy lemon are now increasingly popular in the treatment of various diseases in Indonesia. One treatment alternative to deal with nausea, vomiting during pregnancy is to use aqua-pressure and aromatherapy techniques. AIM: Analyzing the effects of acupressure therapy and the aroma of lemon therapy on the ability to cope and emesis gravidarum in trimester I pregnant women at the city health center Langsa, Aceh province. METHODS: The design of this study is a quasi-experiment. The design used was a non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. This research was conducted in the West Langsa health center from January to March 2019. The population was all the first-trimester pregnant women with complaints of nausea and vomiting. The sample was chosen about 60 people using a purposive sampling technique. Respondents were divided into three groups. The first group was acupressure, the second group was acupressure + lemon aromatherapy and the third group was control. Data analysis using univariate analysis, and bivariable analysis using paired t-test, dependent t-test and one-way ANOVA, multi-variable analysis using a multi-covariance test, and ANOVA RESULTS: Research results show that acupressure and acupressure + lemon therapy are effective in reducing nausea experienced by pregnant women. Lemon acupressure + aromatherapy therapy significantly reduced nausea in pregnant women with a p = 0.0001 (p <0.05). The results of paired t-test nausea and vomiting in the acupressure and acupressure + lemon aromatherapy groups decreased the amount of nausea with a decrease of 4.2 and 4.85, respectively. The duration of nausea and vomiting also decreased by 1.55 and 4.3 with a p = 0.0001 (p <0.05). ANOVA test results in the treatment group on coping ability showed that the acupressure + lemon aromatherapy group increased the coping ability of pregnant women by 5.7 compared to the control group. The results of paired t-test coping abilities in pregnant women with acupressure therapy were 3.2 and lemon acupressure + aromatherapy treatments were 6.2. The increase in both treatments was significant with a p = 0.0001, respectively. CONCLUSION: There is an effect of grapefruit aromatherapy on the intensity of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women in the working area of Langsa City Health Center with p < 0.05 (0.0001).

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A randomized placebo-controlled study of aromatherapy for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

The Effect of Aromatherapy Administration in the Decrease of Nausea in Post-Spinal Anesthesia Patients

The Effect of Aromatherapy Administration in the Decrease of Nausea in Post-Spinal Anesthesia Patients

Effect of Lavender Oil on Nausea, Vomiting, and Anxiety in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The Effectiveness of Acupressure Therapy and Aromatherapy of Lemon on the Ability of Coping and Emesis Gravidarum in Trimester I Pregnant Women at Langsa City Community Health Centre, Aceh, Indonesia

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