Implementation of Aromatherapy, a Nonpharmacological Intervention, to Reduce Anxiety During the Preoperative Period

CONCLUSIONS: Heightened physiological response to increased anxiety leads to increased perioperative nausea and vomiting, higher pain scores, and susceptibility to prolonged recovery from surgery. Implementing aromatherapy can reduce anxiety, thereby attenuating these complications and preventing additional accrued cost. Furthermore, this evidence-based project has the added benefit of increasing overall patient satisfaction with the perioperative process.PMID:36732122 | DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2022.06.011

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - February 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amanda J Honig Mia G Galassi Olufemi O Ogungbe Tiffany Uranga Danielle K Cuevas Source Type: research