Does gum chewing enhance return of bowel movement after caesarean section?
Completed
- Conditions
- Resumption of bowel motility after caesarean section (CS)Pregnancy and ChildbirthOther complications of labour and delivery, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN86084115
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital (Egypt)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant women set for planned elective CS under general anaesthesia
2. No age limits
3. Written and signed informed consent by the patient to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Operation to be done not in the morning session
2. Patients undergoing caesarean hysterectomy or other extensive intra-abdominal surgery as a result of operative complication
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method