Study is triple blind clinical trial comparative study of inhalation of lavender essense versus plasebo on post operative pain reliefe in cesarean surgery.60 women,18-35 y/o, referred to Ahwaz Imam Khomeiny Hospital operating room( May 2011- Ceptember 2012) for cesarean surgery randomly devide into 2 groups.Inclusion criteria:18-35 years old ,ASA class 1 and 2 without history of HTN ,coagulation disorders,Migraine and chronic headache ,olfactory problem and herbal allergy. Exclusion criteria: respiratory problem during surgery,vomiting ,nausea ,unsatisfaction after using Essential Oil ,Allergy to herbal medicine After starting an IV line, patients will be given 500 ml of ringer solution. Then, they will undergo spinal anesthesia with 60 mg of 5 percent lidocaine and cesarean section will be performed.When the post-operative pain starts, and 4, 8, and 12 hours after that, patients will undergo aromatherapy using lavender essence. patient’s pain score is measured using VAS; then ipatients in the case group will be requested to breathe over a piece of cotton containing 3 drops of the 10 % lavender essence oil (provided by Kashan’s Jundishapour Centre of Clinical Investigations) from a distance of 10 cm for 5 minutes, then the pain score will be measured again.If the score is > 3, 100 mg of IM Diclofenac will be prescribed.In control group the same procedures will be performed, but instead of the lavender essence, 3 drops of placebo will be used. The heart rate, blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and satisfaction will be recorded before and after the aromatherapy according to the questionnaire.
After starting an IV line, patients will be given 500 ml of ringer solution. Then, they will undergo spinal anesthesia with 60 mg of 5 percent lidocaine and cesarean section will be performed.When the post-operative pain starts, and 4, 8, and 12 hours after that, patients will undergo aromatherapy using lavender essence. patient’s pain score is measured using VAS; then ipatients in the case group will be requested to breathe over a piece of cotton containing 3 drops of the 10 % lavender essence oil (provided by Kashan’s Jundishapour Centre of Clinical Investigations) from a distance of 10 cm for 5 minutes, then the pain score will be measured again.If the score is > 3, 100 mg of IM Diclofenac will be prescribed.In control group the same procedures will be performed, but instead of the lavender essence, 3 drops of placebo will be used. The heart rate, blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and satisfaction will be recorded before and after the aromatherapy according to the questionnaire.