Health Condition 1: C539- Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified Health Condition 2: C549- Malignant neoplasm of corpus uteri, unspecified Health Condition 3: C530- Malignant neoplasm of endocervix Health Condition 4: C541- Malignant neoplasm of endometrium Health Condition 5: C531- Malignant neoplasm of exocervix Health Condition 6: C543- Malignant neoplasm of fundus uteri Health Condition 7: C540- Malignant neoplasm of isthmus uteri Health Condition 8: C562- Malignant neoplasm of left
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Chewing gum: sugarless chewing gums to chew 3 times daily at 15:00, 19:00, and, 10.00 hours until initiation of solid diet or, for 2 days whichever is earlier, starting from the day of
Sponsors
JIPMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Those who are scheduled for abdominal surgery for clinical diagnosis of any gynecological malignancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pre-operative 1. Caffeine/coffee intolerance 2. Thyroid disorder/ Cardiac dysrrythmia 3. History of (H/O) diseases such as persistent diarrhea, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and/or, co-existing gut motility disorder 4. Prior H/O bowel surgery(s) 5. Prior H/O pelvic/ abdominal irradiation Intra-operative 6. Operative duration > 4 hours 7. Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy given 8. Intra-operative bowel injury/ bowel anastomoses 9. Upper abdominal multi-visceral surgical debulking approach Post-operative 10. ICU admission > 48 hours 11. Nasogastric tube in situ on 1st post-operative day. 12. Histopathology suggesting benign disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time interval in hours between skin closure of surgery to first solid oral feedTimepoint: time when the patient takes first oral feed after surgery for first time | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Interval between skin closure of surgery to first appearance of intestinal peristaltic soundTimepoint: every 4hour till bowel sound is heard;Interval between skin closure of surgery to first defecationTimepoint: time when patient defecates after surgery first time;Mean duration of hospital stayTimepoint: at discharge from hospital | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSunabha Kumar Ghosh
JIPMER, Puducherry
Outcome results
None listed