Summary of the best evidence for inhaled aromatherapy in the management of multiple symptoms during the recovery period of anesthesia
Objective To summarize and evaluate relevant evidence of inhaled aromatherapy in multi-symptom management during anesthesia recovery period.Methods According to the"6S"evidence model,all evidence on in-haled aromatherapy in the management of multiple symptoms during anesthesia recovery period was retrieved by computer in clinical decision-making systems,guideline websites,professional association websites,and databases,including guidelines,evidence summaries,best clinical practice,expert consensus and systematic reviews,and the search period was from the establishment of the database to January 31,2024.The guidelines were evaluated by 4 researchers,and the remaining literatures were independently evaluated by 2 researchers,and the evidence informa-tion was extracted and summarized.Results A total of 14 articles were included,including 2 clinical guidelines,1 best practice,2 evidence summaries,1 expert consensus,and 8 systematic reviews.The 25 best pieces of evidence were summarized from 7 aspects,including intervention population,implementation personnel,preoperative education,aromatherapy safety assessment,symptom risk factor assessment,symptom severity assessment,and symptom management recommendation.Conclusion This study summarized the best evidence for the management of multiple symptoms of inhaled aromatherapy in the recovery period of anesthesia,and formed specific and operational clinical recommendations,which can provide an evidence-based basis for the standardized implementation of inhalation aromatherapy for symptom management during clinical anesthesia recovery period.
anesthesia recovery periodperioperative nursingaromatherapysymptom managementsummary of evidence