Effects of chewing gum against postoperative ileus after pancreaticoduodenectomy--a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative ileus is common after surgery. One non-pharmacological intervention that has shown promising results in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus is chewing gum after surgery. However, this has not been investigated in upper gastrointestinal surgery such as pancreatic surgery. Hence the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chewing gum treatment on patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy ad modum whipple due to pancreatic or periampullary cancer.

Methods

This study was conducted as a phase III trial that was terminated early. Patients diagnosed with pancreatic tumours scheduled for pancreaticoduodenectomy ad modum whipple were included. The treatment group received chewing gum postoperatively and standard care. Controls received

SUBMITTER: Andersson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4331300 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature