Post-operative nausea and vomiting are critical problems that occur commonly after the administration of general anesthesia, which can lead to serious health complications such as hemorrhage, electrolyte imbalance and ultimate shock. To prevent these complications, antiemetic drugs are often administered, but they can cause side effects as well as increased healthcare costs. As concerns regarding the side effects of antiemetic drugs have grown, there has been an increased interest in using non-pharmacologic interventions, such as aromatherapy, as an alternative approach to preventing post-operative nausea and vomiting. It involves the therapeutic use of essential oils, and lavender essential oil, in particular, is commonly used for various digestive problems including nausea, and vomiting. Therefore, a key question for a health care professional is how to prevent post-operative nausea and vomiting in best possible manner? To address this question, a study will be conducted in District Head Quarter Sheikhupura, aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of lavender essential oil aromatherapy in reducing post-operative nausea and vomiting among patients admitted for laparotomy under general anesthesia. This study will be a Randomized control trial with the study population consisting of admitted patients after laparotomy under general anesthesia. The sample size will be 70, who will be divided into two groups, each consisting of 35 participants. A convenience sampling technique will be employed for the recruitment of participants. After that, the participants will be randomized into control and intervention groups by computer-generated table numbers in accordance with the inclusion criteria that is, 18-65 age, both genders, laparotomy under general anesthesia, clinically stable, and susceptive to post-op nausea and vomiting within 24hrs following the surgery. whereas, the patients with respiratory diseases, allergies, infections, reversal laparotomy within short duration, having any kind of addiction, those who move to the intensive care unit, those with a history of motion sickness, history of pre-op nausea and vomiting and those who start oral or NG feed before 24hrs will not be part of this study. The data will be analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 22.
with 18 -65 years
both Male and Female
who received general anesthesia for surgery
who experience nausea and vomiting within 24hr after surgery
• who move to ICU after the Procedure
with history of substance addiction
having history of pre-op nausea and vomiting
with history of motion sickness
Parallel
aromtherapy
Other interventionaromatherapy with essential oil is being used as a non-pharmacological nursing intervention within the health care setting. This approach aims to manage the patient's discomfort and alleviate the symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting. One of the most beneficial oils is Lavender Essential Oil (LEO), which is used to treat a variety of digestive issues.
Measurement of postoperative nausea Intensity
When a patient encounters nausea within the initial 24 hours subsequent to the laparotomy, the researcher will adopt the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) to quantify the intensity of the experienced nausea. The NRS is a one-dimensional quantitative 11-point pain rating scale that has also been validated to detect nausea by using the content validity method, and its score is 1 which is appropriate to measure the nausea intensity. The researcher will operate this scale by using the verbal scale because self-assessed nausea scores from the NRS and the verbal scale correlated well as rSpearman = 0.79. The researcher will ask the patient to select a number from 0 to 10 that best describes the intensity of their nausea at that precise moment.
Measurement of postoperative Vomiting frequency and severity
in scenarios where a patient reports episodes of vomiting during the initial 24-hour postoperative period, the researcher will utilize the Likert scale to assess both the frequency and severity of these vomiting incidents. Vomiting will be assessed by using a Likert Scale that was also validated on 10% of the sample size. The CVI was 1 and Cronbach alpha was 0.79 which is appropriate to measure the severity of vomiting. The researcher will rate the severity of vomiting as 0 to 4, with 0 representing no vomiting and 4 representing severe vomiting. The number of occurrences indicates the severity (0 = no episode, 1 = 1-2 episodes, 2 = 3-4 episodes, 3 = 5 or more episodes)
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