Brown Lenora, Danda Linda, Fahey Thomas J
AORN J. 2018 Oct;108(4):361-369. doi: 10.1002/aorn.12366.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a major concern for short-stay surgical patients because it can delay discharge and cause preventable postoperative complications, which in turn can increase hospital costs. Evidence suggests that aromatherapy effectively reduces PONV, either as a monotherapy or in conjunction with pharmacologic antiemetics. This quality improvement project investigated the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reducing PONV in a short-stay surgical population. The outcome of this project supported the hypothesis that the administration of blended aromatherapy would result in a significant decrease in patients' self-reported ratings of nausea. This finding suggests that aromatherapy is an appropriate adjunct therapy for decreasing patient nausea and vomiting in this short-stay surgical unit and may help prevent discharge delays in this population.
术后恶心呕吐（PONV）是短期手术患者主要关注的问题，因为它会延迟出院并导致可预防的术后并发症，进而增加医院成本。有证据表明，芳香疗法无论是作为单一疗法还是与药物性止吐药联合使用，都能有效减少PONV。这个质量改进项目研究了芳香疗法在减少短期手术人群PONV方面的有效性。该项目的结果支持了这样的假设，即混合芳香疗法的使用将使患者自我报告的恶心评分显著降低。这一发现表明，芳香疗法是该短期手术科室减轻患者恶心呕吐的一种合适的辅助疗法，并且可能有助于防止该人群的出院延迟。
