Effect of inhaled aromatherapy on perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery
Objective To investigate the effect of aromatherapy with nasal inhalation of lavender essential oil on perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain scores in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological laparoscopic surgery.Methods A total of 100 patients aged 20-65 years old,ASA grade I or II,weight 40 Kg-75Kg,who underwent elective gynecological laparoscopic surgery in our hospital from January 2022 to December 2022 were selected.All patients were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method,with 50 cases in each group.The patients in the observation group were given 2%lavender essential oil for inhalation aromatherapy at bedtime on the day before surgery,while the control group was not given any special treatment at bed-time.The State Trait Anxiety Scale(STI-S6)was calculated in one day before surgery,10min before anesthesia induction and after sur-gery to evaluate and compare the anxiety of patients in the two groups.At the same time,the VAS score was used to evaluate the pain at 1,6,and 12 hours after surgery.Results There was no significant difference in general data between the two groups.The pain and anxiety scores of of the observation group before and after anesthesia were significantly lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).In addition,Satisfaction degree of patients in the lavender group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Lavender aromatherapy has a definite effect on improving perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery.