Role of gum chewing on the duration of postoperative ileus following ileostomy closure done for typhoid ileal perforation: A prospective randomized trial

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Marwah, Sanjay ^a   Singla, Sham ^a   Tinna, Pradeep ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gum chewing; ileostomy closure; typhoid perforation

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; DICLOFENAC; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUS; MALE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; TYPHOID FEVER;

CHEWING GUM; HABITS; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84858993881     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.93812     Document Type: Article

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