Laparatomy is one of the major surgical procedure, by making an incision in the lining of the abdomen that causes pain complain. One of the alternatives intervention to decrease the pain level in postoperative patients is lemon aromatherapy. Aromatherapy uses of plant essential extracts oil that improves mood and health. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of lemon aromatherapy on decreasing pain level in post-laparatomy patients. The study apllied literature review method. There are three articles reviewed that obtained from Google Scholar website. The keywords used “lemon aromatherapy, pain and post laparatomy surgery”. The result show that lemon aromatherapy can decrease the pain levels in post-laparatomy patients from 5.17 to 3.7 (p-value <0.05). In conclusion, lemon aromatherapy is effective in decreasing pain levels in post-laparatomy patients. Accordingly, nurses are recommend to provide lemon aromatherapy to postoperative patients who experiences pain.Keywords: Lemon Aromatheraphy; Pain; Post laparatomy AbstrakLaparatomi adalah salah satu metode pembedahan mayor di bagian abdomen yang menyebabkan masalah nyeri. Salah satu tindakan untuk menurunkan skala nyeri post operasi laparatomi adalah aromaterapi lemon. Aromaterapi menggambarkan pemakaian ekstrak minyak essensial tanaman yang digunakan untuk memperbaiki mood dan kesehatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh aromaterapi lemon terhadap penurunan skala nyeri post operasi laparatomi. Desain penelitian ini berupa literature review dengan jumlah tiga artikel yang diambil dari laman jurnal google scholar dengan kata kunci “aromaterapi lemon, nyeri dan post operasi laparatomi”. Hasil dari ketiga penelitian menunjukkan aromaterapi lemon dapat menurunkan rata-rata skala nyeri pada pasien post operasi laparatomi dari5,17 menjadi 3,7 dengan p-value < 0,05. Simpulan aromaterapi lemon efektif untuk menurunkan nyeri pasien post operasi laparatomi. Saran kepada perawat diharapkan dapat memberikan aromaterapi lemon pada pasien post operasi yang mengalami nyeri.Kata kunci: Aromaterapi Lemon; Nyeri; Post Operasilaparatomi
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