A prospective randomized controlled trial of sugared chewing gum on gastrointestinal recovery after major colorectal surgery in patients managed with early enteral feeding

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-335

  Zaghiyan, Karen ^a   Felder, Seth ^a   Ovsepyan, Gayane ^a   Murrell, Zuri ^a   Sokol, Thomas ^a   Moore, Beth ^a   Fleshner, Phillip ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Colorectal surgery; Gastrointestinal function; Ileus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOATING; CHEWING GUM; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COLOSTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERUCTATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INDIGESTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PELVIS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; REOPERATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VAGUS REFLEX; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEWING GUM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DEFECATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876070792     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31827e4971     Document Type: Article

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