Does chewing gum shorten the duration of postoperative ileus in patients undergoing abdominal surgery and creation of a stoma?

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Hocevar, Barbara J ^a   Robinson, Bruce ^a   Gray, Mikel ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ILEUS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STOMA;

CHEWING GUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ILEUS; OSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77949545992     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181d0b92b     Document Type: Article

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