Rapkin et al, 199137 | Voluntary, exploratory | 36 | Hypnosis | Head and neck cancer surgery | Hypnosis effect | Negative correlations between hypnosis and surgical complications and blood loss |
Accardi and Milling, 200936 | Comprehensive methodological review | 528 | Hypnosis | Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy | Postoperative pain | Reduction in postoperative pain compared to patients who did not undergo hypnosis |
Soltani et al, 201331 | Randomized, controlled | 48 | Aromatherapy | Tonsillectomy | Postoperative pain | Reduction in required analgesics after surgery compared to the no-aromatherapy group |
Wotman et al, 201732 | Prospective, controlled pilot | 100 | Aromatherapy | Tonsillectomy, septoplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery | Preoperative anxiety | Reduction in preoperative anxiety (P < 0.001) compared to the no-aromatherapy group |
Tse et al, 200540 | Randomized, controlled | 57 | Music therapy | Nasal surgery | Postoperative pain | Reduction in postoperative pain (P < 0.0001), systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and required analgesics compared to the no-music therapy group |