Sham feed or sham? A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials assessing the effect of gum chewing on gut function after elective colorectal surgery

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-592

  Parnaby, Craig N ^a   MacDonald, Alisdair J ^b   Jenkins, John T ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Colorectal surgery; Gum; Gum chewing; Ileus; Shamfeed

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FECES; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOID CARCINOMA;

CHEWING GUM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DEFECATION; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63649105976     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0661-y     Document Type: Article

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