Effect of chewing gum on the postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 11936-11942

  Ge, Wei ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Ding, Yi Tao ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Gastrointestinal function; Postoperative ileu; RCT

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHEWING GUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 84943327830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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