Complementary Intervention in Postoperative Care: Aromatherapy's Role in Decreasing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

2021 ◽  
pp. 089801012110655
Author(s):  
Emily Marsh ◽  
Donna Millette ◽  
Alison Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Quality Improvement Intervention ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Electronic Health Record Data ◽  
Antiemetic Drugs ◽  
Complementary Intervention ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This study analyzed the efficacy of Post-Ease, a custom essential oil aromatherapy blend, in decreasing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and the need for antiemetic drugs in an orthopaedic surgical population. Study Design: This is retrospective cohort study, utilizing electronic health record data pre- and post-implementation of a nurse-driven quality improvement intervention. Methods: The study examined the impact of an inhaled custom blend of essential oils containing lavender, peppermint, ginger and lemon to assist in decreasing PONV and reduce the use of antiemetic medications. Data on the use of antiemetic drugs in pre- and post-intervention periods were analyzed. Findings: Nurses provided the Post-Ease blend 384 times in 2020 to patients as an option before proceeding, if necessary, to antiemetic drugs. The intervention group demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the number of unique surgical patients’ need for antiemetics as treatment (22%; p = .05). Similarly, the total doses of antiemetics administered was significantly reduced (21%; p ≤ .05) during the study period. Conclusion: This study supports the use of aromatherapy to reduce PONV and minimize antiemetic use in an orthopaedic population.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Intraoperative Laser Acupuncture Combined with Antiemetic Drugs for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Neslihan Unsal ◽  
Zeynep Nur Akcaboy ◽  
Ozlem Balkız Soyal ◽  
Erkan Yavuz Akcaboy ◽  
Nevzat Mehmet Mutlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Laser Acupuncture ◽  
Antiemetic Drugs

scholarly journals The Effect of a Multifaceted Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Reduction Strategy on Prophylaxis Administration Amongst Higher-Risk Adult Surgical Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pym ◽  
E. Ben-Menachem
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Risk Patients

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and distressing problem for patients and increases the burden of care in post-anaesthesia care units (PACU). As such it has been a recent focus for quality improvement. Evidence-based guidelines have demonstrated the benefit of PONV risk stratification and prophylaxis, but may be underutilised in clinical practice. This prospective pre-/post-intervention study was conducted at an adult tertiary hospital in non-cardiac adult surgical patients at higher risk of PONV. The intervention included promotion of an evidence-based PONV guideline, and provision of individualised prescribing and patient outcome data to anaesthetists. Six hundred and twenty-eight patients with ≥2 risk factors for PONV following general anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery were included (333 pre-intervention and 295 post-intervention). Prior to the intervention, 9.0% (30/333) of moderate- and high-risk patients received antiemetic prophylaxis consistent with our guideline. Post-intervention, the rate of guideline adherence was 19.3% (57/295). In the high-risk PONV group, the time in PACU was significantly reduced post-intervention, 66 minutes versus 83 minutes (P=0.032). This institution-specific PONV reduction strategy had a modest but significant effect on improving prophylaxis administration. However, our findings indicate that further efforts would be required to ensure fuller compliance with the current extensive evidence base for PONV management in higher-risk patients.

Impact of Risk Assessments on Prophylactic Antiemetic Prescription and the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

2014 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teus H. Kappen ◽  
Karel G.M. Moons ◽  
Leo van Wolfswinkel ◽  
Cornelis J. Kalkman ◽  
Yvonne Vergouwe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Patient Specific

Abstract Background: Clinical prediction models have been shown to have moderate sensitivity and specificity, yet their use will depend on implementation in clinical practice. The authors hypothesized that implementation of a prediction model for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) would lower the PONV incidence by stimulating anesthesiologists to administer more “risk-tailored” prophylaxis to patients. Methods: A single-center, cluster-randomized trial was performed in 12,032 elective surgical patients receiving anesthesia from 79 anesthesiologists. Anesthesiologists were randomized to either exposure or nonexposure to automated risk calculations for PONV (without patient-specific recommendations on prophylactic antiemetics). Anesthesiologists who treated less than 50 enrolled patients were excluded during the analysis to avoid too small clusters, yielding 11,613 patients and 57 anesthesiologists (intervention group: 5,471 and 31; care-as-usual group: 6,142 and 26). The 24-h incidence of PONV (primary outcome) and the number of prophylactic antiemetics administered per patient were studied for risk-dependent differences between allocation groups. Results: There were no differences in PONV incidence between allocation groups (crude incidence intervention group 41%, care-as-usual group 43%; odds ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.87–1.1; risk-dependent odds ratio, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.80–1.1). Nevertheless, intervention-group anesthesiologists administered more prophylactic antiemetics (rate ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.6–2.4) and more risk-tailored than care-as-usual–group anesthesiologists (risk-dependent rate ratio, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3–2.0). Conclusions: Implementation of a PONV prediction model did not reduce the PONV incidence despite increased antiemetic prescription in high-risk patients by anesthesiologists. Before implementing prediction models into clinical practice, implementation studies that include patient outcomes as an endpoint are needed.

scholarly journals Aggressive Prophylactic Treatments for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Improve Outcomes in Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Procedure

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-308
Author(s):  
Tatyana Demidovich ◽  
Orlando Perez-Franco ◽  
Marco Silvestrini-Suarez ◽  
Pin Yue
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High Risk ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Antiemetic Drugs ◽  
Pacu Stay

OBJECTIVE Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an extremely common side effect of general anesthesia that is difficult to manage. We tested a hypothesis that an aggressive prophylactic intervention with additional antiemetic drugs will reduce the incidence of PONV in a high-risk pediatric population undergoing adenotonsillectomy. METHODS In this retrospective study, pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy were screened for their risk factors for PONV. Patients who had 3 or more risk factors were identified as high risk and received either scopolamine patch preoperatively (for patients over 40 kg body weight) or diphenhydramine immediately postextubation in addition to ondansetron and dexamethasone, which are given routinely. Incidences of PONV within the first 60 minutes of a postanesthesia care unit (PACU) stay were collected and analyzed. RESULTS Overall postoperative vomiting rates during the first hour of a PACU stay were 4.3% for the group that was treated with dexamethasone and ondansetron only and 3.9% for the group that was treated with additional antiemetic drugs. Aggressive prophylactic management of PONV did reduce the rate of nausea and vomiting in a group of high-risk patients (p < 0.0001). The postoperative antiemetic drug usage was also decreased during the first 60 minutes of a PACU stay. However, the approach did not reduce the overall rate of PONV for the entire study population (p = 0.1612 for nausea and p = 0.0678 for vomiting). CONCLUSION Aggressive intraoperative management of PONV with additional antiemetic drugs are beneficial in high-risk pediatric population. Intraoperative diphenhydramine usage decreased the rate of PONV. However, preoperative scopolamine patch prevention did not improve PONV, which may be related to the drug's longer onset of action. Our result suggests that current clinical practice is undertreating PONV in pediatric patients receiving general anesthesia.

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