ReviewGastroenterology research and practice2017
Chewing Gum for Intestinal Function Recovery after Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Efficacy and safety of therapeutic means for postoperative ileus: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of chewing gum on clinical outcomes and postoperative recovery in adult patients after gastrointestinal surgery: an umbrella review.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Preoperative Gum Chewing on Postoperative Anti-Emetic Use in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Ovarian Masses: A Prospective, Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Role of Chewing Gum in Reducing Postoperative Ileus after Reversal of Ileostomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.World journal of surgery · 2021Trial
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- The Impact of ERAS and Multidisciplinary Teams on Perioperative Management in Colorectal Cancer.Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- The combined use of vitamin B1 and vitamin B12 accelerates the recovery of gastrointestinal function after rectal cancer surgery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Effect of Preoperative Gum Chewing on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Women Undergoing Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery for Uterine Myomas: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Initial experience with the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in gynecologic surgery at an urban academic tertiary medical center.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Gum chewing and bowel function after Caesarean section under spinal anesthesia.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThis meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy and safety of chewing gum in intestinal function recovery after colorectal cancer surgery.
methodsA systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Science Direct, and Cochrane library for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published until April 2017. Summary risk ratios or weighted mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were used for continuous and dichotomous outcomes, respectively.
results17 RCTs with a total number of 1845 patients were included. Gum chewing following colorectal cancer surgery significantly reduced the time to first passage of flatus (WMD -0.55; 95% CI -0.94 to -0.16;
conclusionsChewing gum could accelerate the recovery of intestinal function after colorectal cancer surgery. However, it confers no advantage in postoperative clinical complications. Further large-scale and high-quality RCTs should be conducted to confirm these results.
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