Aromatherapy: A Non-Pharmacologic Intervention for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) is 15.5% among ambulatory patients at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (HMSLH) from May – June, 2015, and the unavailability of non-pharmaceutical therapy in the current PONV treatment modality.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Ronald M. Malit, Paschale Dorismond-Parks Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research