Banca de DEFESA: LOUISE CONSTANCIA DE MELO ALVES SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LOUISE CONSTANCIA DE MELO ALVES SILVA
DATE: 20/12/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Departamento de enfermagem (Presencial)
TITLE:

Effectiveness of aromatherapy with Lavandula angustifolia on postoperative pain after heart surgery: randomized
clinical trial.

KEY WORDS:

Essencial oil; Lavandula angustifolia; Pain; Cardiac surgery; Nursing.

PAGES: 75
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Enfermagem
SUMMARY:

Pain in the postoperative period of heart surgery is considered common due to the
sternotomy and placement of drains and, when poorly controlled, can lead to
hemodynamic consequences and pulmonary complications. Therefore, timely and
adequate pain relief leads to a reduction in these complications and the length of
hospital stays. There is a growing use of Integrative and Complementary Health
Practices as non-pharmacological methods for reducing pain, especially aromatherapy,
which is characterized by the inhalation of essential oils. This study aims to evaluate the
effectiveness of aromatherapy with inhalation of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil in
relieving pain during the immediate postoperative period in patients undergoing heart
surgery. This is a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial with a quantitative
approach, conducted in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
(CONSORT) guidelines. The population consisted of patients in the immediate
postoperative period of heart surgery, carried out in the Intensive Care Unit of the Heart
Hospital in Natal, with a probabilistic, random and simple sample of 52 participants
divided equally into the following groups: Control Group (CG), who received the
diffuser collar without the essential oil and the Experimental Group (EG), who received
a drop of essential oil in the diffuser collar for inhalation over the course of 30 minutes.
The data collection instrument is subdivided as follows: 1) identification of the patient;
2) information about the surgery; 3) pain assessment scales; 4) vital signs table; 5) space
to assess whether there was relaxation in the patient's facial expression. This study
followed all the ethical requirements for research with human beings, and was approved
by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
The patients' vital signs, pain and facial expression were assessed before the diffusion
collar was fitted, and they were assessed in the same way ten minutes after the collar
was fitted and 30 minutes after the collar was removed. Of the 52 patients collected, 33
(64%) were male and 19 (36%) were female. Among the types of heart surgery
performed on the study sample, 40 surgeries (77%) were Revascularization of the
myocardium and the remaining surgeries were divided between Revascularization of the
myocardium plus valve replacement (4%), correction of atrial septal defects (2%) and
valve replacement or retrocautery (9%). The patients who reported the most pain were
male and the main sites of pain were in the back, at the sternotomy and at the site of the
drains, especially the mediastinal drain. There was pain relief for some patients who
received the Lavandula angustifolia oil intervention and many reported liking the aroma
they were receiving, showing relief in their facial expressions or even smiles when they
received the aroma. Studies on this subject are important so that the use of non-
pharmacological methods by nurses, as part of humanized, holistic care based on
scientific evidence, can gain an even greater place in clinical practice, complementing
standard therapies and improving the quality of life of the patient.

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