Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Clinical Trial

Official title: Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a quality improvement project that aims to assess the effect of nurse-driven administration of essential oil aromatherapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients while in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) after general anesthesia.

Clinical Trial Description

In this three-month quality improvement project, nurse-driven aromatherapy will be offered to all patients in the main PACU setting at the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital after they have undergone surgical procedures with general anesthesia, with the exception of patients who report allergies or sensitivity to ginger or lavender essential oils (EO) and patients who wish to be excluded from the project. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nausea
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
• Vomiting

• NCT number: NCT04822844
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Completion date: June 30, 2021