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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

47 questions · 52 findings · 5 reviews

No studies found 18 · 34.6%GRADE not reported 1 · 1.9%Very low 24 · 46.2%Low 6 · 11.5%Moderate 3 · 5.8%High 0 · 0%

Aromatherapy vs placebo

Adverse events (common reactions to aromatherapy include skin rashes, dyspnoea, headache, cardiac arrhythmias, hypotension, hypertension or dizziness) · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Aromatherapy vs placebo

Nausea duration (nausea‐free at end of treatment) Measured by participant self‐report or medical or nursing observation · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

It is very uncertain whether aromatherapy changes nausea duration (nausea‐free at end of treatment) Assessed by… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Aromatherapy vs placebo

Rescue antiemetic · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

Aromatherapy may leads to lower proportion requiring rescue antiemetics Assessed by numbers of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Aromatherapy vs placebo

Patient satisfaction with treatment Measured by a validated scale · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review