Does Gum Chewing After Gynecologic Laparoscopy Stimulate Earlier Return of Bowel Motility?
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Postoperative Care
- Sponsor
- Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to return to active bowel movements
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Gum chewing has been reported to stimulate bowel motility after open surgery, such as cesarean section and other abdominal surgeries. In general, after laparoscopic surgery problems with reduced bowel motility are not as common as after open surgery. In this study the investigators test the hypothesis that gum chewing is enhancing rapid return of bowel motility after gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Further the investigators study patient satisfaction and potential side effects of postoperative gum chewing.
Investigators
Husslein Heinrich, MD
Principal investigator
Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •all gynecologic laparoscopic surgery
- •normal level of CA 125 postmenopausal
Exclusion Criteria
- •loose teeth
- •chronic obstipation
- •laparotomy
- •operations longer then 3 h
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to return to active bowel movements
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay
First active bowel movement is defined as time from operation until first passage of flatus. Time until first defecation will also be measured.
Secondary Outcomes
- patient satisfaction with postoperative gum chewing(participants will be followed for the duration of the hospital stay)
- Number of participants with adverse events(participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay)