Controlled Breathing With or Without Peppermint Aromatherapy for Postoperative Nausea and/or Vomiting Symptom Relief: A Randomized Controlled Trial Debra S. Sites, MHA, BSN, RN, Nancy T. Johnson, BSN, RN, Jacqueline A. Miller, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Pauline H. Torbush, RN, CAPA, Janis S. Hardin, BSN, RN, CPAN, Susan S. Knowles, MSN, RN-BC, Jennifer Nance, BSN, RN, Tara H. Fox, MSN, CRNA, Rebecca Creech Tart, PhD Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 12-19 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2013.09.008 Copyright © 2014 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Efficacy and effectiveness of controlled breathing versus controlled breathing with aromatherapy. Evaluations of the control and experimental interventions in symptomatic subjects were determined by a priori definitions. No need for pharmaceutical rescue was defined as intervention efficacy, whereas a self-reported DOS score of 0 was equated with intervention effectiveness. DOS, descriptive ordinal scale. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2014 29, 12-19DOI: (10.1016/j.jopan.2013.09.008) Copyright © 2014 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions