Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy with lavender and cloves on headache severity caused by spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing urological surgery in Bahonar Hospital in Kerman in 2021-2022

Comparison of the effect of aromatherapy with cloves and lavender on pain caused by spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing urological surgery in Bahonar Hospital in Kerman in 2021-2022

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into three groups: aromatherapy with lavender, aromatherapy with cloves and control.

The research environment will be Shahid Bahonar Hospital. First, the demographic and background information questionnaire is completed using the file and, if necessary, the patient for each sample. After transferring the patient to recovery, pain intensity is measured and recorded in each group based on visual scale. Then, the members of the intervention group undergo aromatherapy. There is no intervention in the control group and they receive routine care as usual.

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 60 years, no previous history of spinal anesthesia, No sensitivity to aromatic substances, No history of infection Respiratory diseases such as asthma, sinus disorders and rhinitis and not using aromatherapy for the patient for a week before the intervention Exclusion criteria: re-spinal anesthesia and the emergence of skin and respiratory allergies in the patient

Intervention group: A sterile gas with 3 drops of fragrance (lavender and cloves) is impregnated with 5% concentration and placed at a distance of 10 cm from the patient's nose and the patient inhales it for 5 minutes and this again 8 Repeat 24 hours later. Control group: In patients in the control group, inhalation of gas impregnated with normal saline is performed and 8 and 24 hours after surgery for the desired variable.

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Patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into three groups: aromatherapy with lavender, aromatherapy with cloves and control. To compile a random list, the online software https://www.sealedenvelope.com/simple-randomiser/v1/lists will be used, the size of the blocks will be 6 and the two variables of gender (male / female) and age ( Less than 30 years old) will be considered as classes when creating a random list.

At the beginning of the intervention, patients in the intervention group separately in the recovery so that other patients are not exposed to inhalation of the drug by one of the operating room staff who is not present in the study, A sterile gas with 3 drops of fragrance with the desired concentration of 5% (lavender or clove) is impregnated and placed at a distance of 10 cm from the patient's nose and the patient inhales it for 5 minutes This is repeated 8 hours and 24 hours later, and 30 minutes after the second and third interventions, the amount of pain is measured and recorded. The second intervention (8 hours after the operation) and the third (24 hours after the operation) are performed there due to the transfer of the patient to the urology department.In patients in the control group, inhalation of gas impregnated with normal saline is performed and 8 and 24 hours after surgery are examined for the desired variable. In the control group, no intervention is performed.And receive routine care as usual. In addition, all medications received by patients in a total of 24 hours after surgery are recorded in all three intervention and control groups.Also, the environmental conditions, including closing the doors and windows, minimizing the pleasant and unpleasant odors in the ward, are equalized for the three groups. Also, the two intervention groups were placed in separate rooms.