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Aromatherapy for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Hines S, Steels E, Chang A, Gibbons K
Published Online: 
April 14, 2010
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
  • To establish what effect the use of aromatherapy has on the severity of established postoperative nausea and vomiting
  • To establish what effect the use of aromatherapy has on the duration of established postoperative nausea and vomiting
  • To establish whether aromatherapy can be used with safety, and clinical and cost effectiveness comparable to standard pharmacological treatments, to treat established postoperative nausea and vomiting
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