Does gum chewing reduce postoperative ileus following open colectomy for left-sided colon and rectal cancer? - A prospective randomized controlled trial

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-70

  Quah, H M ^a   Samad, A ^a   Neathey, A J ^a   Hay, D J ^a   Maw, Andrew ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal cancer; Gum chewing; Open colectomy; Postoperative ileus; Prospective randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASTICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CHEWING GUM; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644851110     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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