Postoperative Care
Conditions
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALgum chewing
Sponsors
Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all gynecologic laparoscopic surgery * normal level of CA 125 postmenopausal
Exclusion criteria
* loose teeth * chronic obstipation * laparotomy * operations longer then 3 h
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to return to active bowel movements | 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient satisfaction with postoperative gum chewing | participants will be followed for the duration of the hospital stay | Satisfaction will be measured with a visual analog scale (1 participant would never chew gum postoperatively again - 10 participant would always like to chew gum postoperatively) |
| Number of participants with adverse events | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay | All problems that are linked to postoperative gum chewing will be recorded (e.g. vomiting, aspiration,...) |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed