The use of nonpharmacological agent to accelerate gastrointestinal recovery in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection

Mahani, Andrew M.; Mourad, Farouk; Hamad, Mostafa; Taha, Ahmed

doi:10.4103/ejs.ejs_209_23

The use of nonpharmacological agent to accelerate gastrointestinal recovery in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection

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Abstract

Background
Ileus is a frequent complication following abdominal surgery that can cause a delay in recovery. Ileus onset is thought to be complex, and several prevention strategies have been researched. According to the study's hypotheses, chewing gum promotes quicker recovery of gastrointestinal function, which reduces the risk of postoperative ileus.
Aim
To investigate the impact of chewing gum on hospital stay and bowel movement in individuals undergoing whipped surgery.
Patients and methods
This is a prospective randomized controlled study that included 40 cases, randomly assigned into two groups; 20 cases took chewing gum after whipped operation and 20 cases were not, which were randomly selected and were operated in the Department of Surgery, Assiut University hospitals.
Results
The findings of this study showed that there was a highly significant difference between the study group and control group as regards all items related to postoperative findings at value 0.05, and there was a highly significant difference as regards satisfaction score between the study group and control group at value 0.001.
Conclusion
Based on the findings of this study, we concluded that chewing gum is an efficient way to reduce the frequency and length of Postoperative Ileus in patients who have had whiple surgery and are returning from the hospital.

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