Postoperative gum chewing after gynecologic laparoscopic surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-90

  Husslein, Heinrich ^a   Franz, Maximilian ^a   Gutschi, Martina ^a   Worda, Christof ^a   Polterauer, Stephan ^a   Leipold, Heinz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; PIRITRAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GUM CHEWING; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE SOUND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEWING GUM; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880571136     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182983e92     Document Type: Article

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