Does gum chewing help prevent impaired gastric motility in the postoperative period?

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-136

  Leier, Heather ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gum chewing; Ileus; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CHEWING GUM; DEFECATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSALITY; CHEWING GUM; DEFECATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847397426     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00209.x     Document Type: Review

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