Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of postoperative gum-chewing compare with routine postoperative care on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after comprehensive surgical staging for gynecological cancer.

Materials and methods

A total of 82 patients who underwent comprehensive surgical staging for gynecological cancer at Rajavithi Hospital between October 1st, 2018 and June 30th, 2019 were randomly allocated into two groups: Gum-chewing group (n=40) and control group (n=42). In the gum-chewing group, patients were assigned to chew sugar-free gum for 30 minutes starting from the first postoperative morning then every 8 hours until the first passage of flatus. In the control group, patients have received routine postoperative care. The primary endpoint was time to first

SUBMITTER: Nanthiphatthanachai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437335 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature