Chewing gum for postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Short, Vaneesha ^a   Herbert, Georgia ^a   Perry, Rachel ^a   Atkinson, Charlotte ^a   Ness, Andrew R ^a   Penfold, Christopher ^a   Thomas, Steven ^b   Andersen, Henning Keinke ^c   Lewis, Stephen J ^d  

^a University Hospitals Bristol Education Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CHEWING GUM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE SOUND; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABDOMEN; CONVALESCENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; ILEUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGERY; TIME;

CHEWING GUM;

ABDOMEN; CHEWING GUM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84929633803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006506.pub3     Document Type: Review

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