Evaluation of aromatherapy in treating postoperative pain: Pilot study

Pain Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-277

  Kim, Jung T ^a   Wajda, Michael ^a   Cuff, Germaine ^a   Serota, David ^a   Schlame, Michael ^a   Axelrod, Deborah M ^b   Guth, Amber A ^a   Bekker, Alex Y ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lavender oil; Patient satisfaction; Postoperativepain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; LAVENDER OIL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANALGESIA; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BREAST BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACE MASK; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; BIOPSY; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; OILS, VOLATILE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845518370     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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