TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Controlled Breathing, With or Without Aromatherapy, in the Treatment of Postoperative Nausea
AU - Cronin, Sherill Nones
AU - Odom-Forren, Jan
AU - Roberts, Holli
AU - Thomas, Melissa
AU - Williams, Sandy
AU - Wright, Margaret Imelda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of controlled breathing (CB), with and without aromatherapy (isopropyl alcohol [IPA]), in the treatment of postoperative nausea (PON) in adult females undergoing elective outpatient laparoscopic procedures. Design: A prospective randomized two-group quasi-experimental design was used. Methods: A convenience sample was used. Patients were consented and assigned to either a control (CB) or treatment (IPA) group. Symptomatic patients rated nausea severity before and at 2 and 5 minutes after receiving either CB or CB with IPA. Findings: Complete data for one episode of nausea were obtained on 82 patients (41 in each group). Results showed that although nausea severity decreased significantly over time, there was no significant difference in PON treatment effectiveness between the two groups, nor was there a difference in requests for rescue medications. Conclusions: Patients who experience PON should be encouraged to take slow deep breaths as an initial response to symptoms. This approach has no side effects or costs and could also aid the patient to self-manage symptoms after discharge.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of controlled breathing (CB), with and without aromatherapy (isopropyl alcohol [IPA]), in the treatment of postoperative nausea (PON) in adult females undergoing elective outpatient laparoscopic procedures. Design: A prospective randomized two-group quasi-experimental design was used. Methods: A convenience sample was used. Patients were consented and assigned to either a control (CB) or treatment (IPA) group. Symptomatic patients rated nausea severity before and at 2 and 5 minutes after receiving either CB or CB with IPA. Findings: Complete data for one episode of nausea were obtained on 82 patients (41 in each group). Results showed that although nausea severity decreased significantly over time, there was no significant difference in PON treatment effectiveness between the two groups, nor was there a difference in requests for rescue medications. Conclusions: Patients who experience PON should be encouraged to take slow deep breaths as an initial response to symptoms. This approach has no side effects or costs and could also aid the patient to self-manage symptoms after discharge.
KW - Aromatherapy
KW - Controlled breathing
KW - Postoperative nausea
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jopan.2015.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jopan.2015.03.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 26408513
AN - SCOPUS:84942092180
SN - 1089-9472
VL - 30
SP - 389
EP - 397
JO - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
JF - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
IS - 5
ER -