Article: Aromatherapy May Be Soothing After Surgery

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Aromatherapy May Be Soothing After Surgery

Lavender Oil Improves Satisfaction in Breast Biopsy Patients

By Sherry Rauh

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

on Monday, October 24, 2005

 

Oct. 24, 2005 -- Having a breast biopsy can be painful and

nerve-wracking. But aromatherapy could improve the experience, according

to a study published in the journal Anesthesiology.

 

Researchers at New York University Medical Center gave 50 patients face

masks to wear in the recovery room following breast biopsy surgery. Half

of the patients received standard face masks, while the other half

received masks scented with lavender oil. The researchers then asked

patients to rate their level of pain and overall satisfaction with the

experience.

 

While the results did not reveal any significant difference in levels of

pain or time to discharge from the recovery room, there was a

significant difference in patient satisfaction. In the group that

received aromatherapy, 20 out of 25 women rated their overall

satisfaction a 10 (the highest score), compared with 7 of 25 women in

the group that did not receive lavender.

 

" Lavender aromatherapy contributes to overall satisfaction when having

breast biopsy surgery, " the authors conclude. But they add that the

study involved a small number of patients and the difference in levels

of satisfaction is not large enough to exclude the possibility that it

occurred by chance.

 

SOURCES: Wajda, M. Anesthesiology, 2005; vol 103: p A638. News release,

American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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