Multicentre randomized clinical trial of the effect of chewing gum after abdominal surgery.

CONCLUSION: The addition of chewing gum to an ERAS postoperative care pathway after elective abdominal surgery does not reduce the LOS, time to bowel recovery or the rate of postoperative complications. Registration number: NTR2594 (Netherlands Trial Register). PMID: 29469944 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29469944?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: de Leede EM, van Leersum NJ, Kroon HM, van Weel V, van der Sijp JRM, Bonsing BA, Kauwgomstudie Consortium Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research