The effect of an aromatic solution applied after percutaneous nephrolithotomy on sore throat, thirst, and nausea-vomiting: A randomised controlled trial

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q2 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101934

Esma Gökçe , Şeyma Yurtseven , Sevban Arslan , Mustafa Süren , Nebil Akdoğan

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Abstract

Background and purpose

Common postoperative symptoms are known to impede recovery, indicating the necessity for non-pharmacological alternatives to address these symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an aromatic solution prepared from lavender and ginger oil on sore throat, thirst, and nausea-vomiting after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) surgery.

Materials and methods

The trial used an experimental, double-blind randomised controlled group design with three arms. It was conducted between 2021 and 2023 in the urology department of a hospital, involving 110 patients (37 experimental, 37 placebo, 36 control) who underwent PNL. A personal information form, a visual analogue scale (VAS) for sore throat and thirst, and a verbal descriptive scale (VDS) for nausea and vomiting were used. The prepared aromatic solution was applied as a mouth spray at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h postoperatively.

Results

A statistically significant decrease in sore throat scores was observed in the experimental group compared to the placebo and control groups following the intervention. Thirst levels decreased in both the placebo and experimental groups, with the experimental group showing lower thirst scores than the other groups. Additionally, the experimental group showed a significant reduction in nausea and vomiting scores compared to the other groups.

Conclusion

This study found that the aromatic solution had beneficial effects on sore throat, thirst, and nausea-vomiting in the postoperative period. To our knowledge, this is among the first studies exploring combined effects of lavender and ginger oils on postoperative symptoms after PNL surgery, potentially offering new insights to the literature.

Clinicaltrials gov id

NCT05522023

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经皮肾镜取石术后应用芳香溶液对喉咙痛、口渴和恶心呕吐的影响：一项随机对照试验。

背景和目的：已知常见的术后症状会阻碍恢复，表明有必要采用非药物替代方法来解决这些症状。本研究旨在探讨薰衣草姜油芳香溶液对经皮肾镜取石术（PNL）术后喉咙痛、口渴和恶心呕吐的影响。材料与方法：本试验采用试验性、双盲、随机对照三组设计。该研究于2021年至2023年在一家医院的泌尿科进行，涉及110名接受PNL的患者（37名实验组，37名安慰剂组，36名对照组）。使用个人信息表、喉咙痛和口渴的视觉模拟量表（VAS）和恶心和呕吐的言语描述量表（VDS）。制备的芳香溶液于术后0、2、4、6、8 h口喷。结果：与安慰剂组和对照组相比，实验组在干预后喉咙痛评分有统计学意义的下降。安慰剂组和实验组的口渴程度都有所下降，实验组的口渴得分低于其他组。此外，与其他组相比，实验组的恶心和呕吐评分显著降低。结论：本研究发现芳香溶液对术后喉咙痛、口渴、恶心呕吐有良好的治疗作用。据我们所知，这是首批探索薰衣草和生姜油对PNL手术后症状联合作用的研究之一，可能为文献提供新的见解。临床试验网站：NCT05522023。

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Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

6.70%

发文量

157

审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice is an internationally refereed journal published to meet the broad ranging needs of the healthcare profession in the effective and professional integration of complementary therapies within clinical practice. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice aims to provide rigorous peer reviewed papers addressing research, implementation of complementary therapies (CTs) in the clinical setting, legal and ethical concerns, evaluative accounts of therapy in practice, philosophical analysis of emergent social trends in CTs, excellence in clinical judgement, best practice, problem management, therapy information, policy development and management of change in order to promote safe and efficacious clinical practice. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice welcomes and considers accounts of reflective practice.