Implementing a Nurse-Driven Aromatherapy Protocol to Decrease the Effect of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 200
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Number of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Episodes While in the PACU
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •PACU patients who are in the main PACU setting at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital after having undergone general anesthesia for a surgical procedure
排除标准
- •patients with allergies or sensitivity to ginger or lavender essential oils
- •patients who wish to be excluded from the project
结局指标
主要结局
Number of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Episodes While in the PACU
时间窗: during stay in PACU (about 45-60 minutes)
次要结局
- PACU Length of Stay(time between PACU admission and PACU discharge (about 45-60 minutes))
- Number of Participants Who Use Antiemetics While in the PACU(during stay in PACU (about 45-60 minutes))
- Patient Satisfaction as Assessed by the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey(at discharge (about 1 hour after PACU admission))
研究者
Julie George
Director of Surgical Services
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston