Aromatherapy with peppermint, isopropyl alcohol, or placebo is equally effective in relieving postoperative nausea

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Anderson, Lynn A ^a,b   Gross, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; PEPPERMINT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAPOR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1042289406     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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