Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
Conditions
Keywords
aromatherapy
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
Within 5 minutes of arrival at the PACU, the PACU nurse will proactively offer the patient a 2x2 gauze with two drops of essential oil (patient's choice of ginger or lavender essential oil) for all patients who have opted to participate, regardless of their nausea and vomiting status. Participating patients will continue to use the essential oil during their stay in the PACU, which is typically 45-60 minutes.
OTHERGinger Essential Oil
Within 5 minutes of arrival at the PACU, the PACU nurse will proactively offer the patient a 2x2 gauze with two drops of essential oil (patient's choice of ginger or lavender essential oil) for all patients who have opted to participate, regardless of their nausea and vomiting status. Participating patients will continue to use the essential oil during their stay in the PACU, which is typically 45-60 minutes.
Sponsors
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* PACU patients who are in the main PACU setting at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Hospital after having undergone general anesthesia for a surgical procedure
Exclusion criteria
* patients with allergies or sensitivity to ginger or lavender essential oils * patients who wish to be excluded from the project
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Episodes While in the PACU | during stay in PACU (about 45-60 minutes) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PACU Length of Stay | time between PACU admission and PACU discharge (about 45-60 minutes) | PACU length of stay is the time between PACU admission and PACU discharge, measured in 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) | The Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey is scored from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed