ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Essential oils for complementary treatment of surgical patients: state of the art.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02344745 (The Use of Lavender Aromatherapy to Decrease Women's Anxiety and Perception of Pain During Multi-channel Urodynamics Procedure), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Use of Lavender Aromatherapy to Decrease Women's Anxiety and Perception of Pain During Multi-channel Urodynamics Procedure
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of aromatherapy on objective physiological outcomes in adult ICU patients: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- A feasibility pilot study on the use of complementary therapies delivered via mobile technologies on Icelandic surgical patients' reports of anxiety, pain, and self-efficacy in healing.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Trial
- Enhanced wound healing in rat cheeks treated with lavender and ginger oils: A histological study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
- The Role of Perfumes in Surgical Wound Infections and Wound Healing: A Case-Control Study.International wound journal · 2026Article
- sCentInDB: a database of essential oil chemical profiles of Indian medicinal plants.Molecular diversity · 2026Article
- Inhaling Peppermint Essential Oil as a Promising Complementary Therapy in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- New paradigms in pain management after skeletal trauma: Orthopaedic Trauma Association's 2023 Basic Science Focus Forum Symposium.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Effects of Music Therapy and Aromatherapy on Physiological Indices in Surgical Patients: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial.Scientifica · 2025Article
- Tea Tree Oil: Properties and the Therapeutic Approach to Acne-A Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- The Role of Inhalation Aromatherapy, Lavender and Peppermint in the Management of Perioperative Pain and Opioid Consumption Following Primary Unilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized and Placebo-Controlled Study.Journal of pain & relief · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of aromatherapy for prevention or treatment of disease, medical or preclinical conditions, and injury: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- A multicompartment vascular implant of electrospun wintergreen oil/ polycaprolactone fibers coated with poly(ethylene oxide).Biomedical journal · 2021Article
- Absolute Antioxidant Activity of Five Phenol-Rich Essential Oils.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Polymeric Carriers Designed for Encapsulation of Essential Oils with Biological Activity.Pharmaceutics · 2021Review
- Computational evaluation of major components from plant essential oils as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.Journal of molecular structure · 2020Article
- Lavender Aromatherapy: Ready for Prime-Time Office Use?Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2020Article
- The Neuroprotective Role ofBioMed research international · 2019Article
- Effects of Complementary Medicine on Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.International journal of preventive medicine · 2018Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Aromatherapy is the controlled use of plant essences for therapeutic purposes. Its applications are numerous (i.e., wellbeing, labour, infections, dementia, and anxiety treatment) but often they have not been scientifically validated. The aim of the present study is to review the available literature to determine if there is evidence for effectiveness of aromatherapy in surgical patients to treat anxiety and insomnia, to control pain and nausea, and to dress wound. Efficacy studies of lavender or orange and peppermint essential oils, to treat anxiety and nausea, respectively, have shown positive results. For other aspects, such as pain control, essential oils therapy has shown uncertain results. Finally, there are encouraging data for the treatment of infections, especially for tea tree oil, although current results are still inconclusive. It should also be considered that although they are, allergic reactions and toxicity can occur after oral ingestion. Therefore, while rigorous studies are being carried out, it is important that the therapeutic use of essential oils be performed in compliance with clinical safety standards.
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