Gum Chewing and Coffee Consumption but not Caffeine Intake Improve Bowel Function after Gastrointestinal Surgery: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

Publication

Gum Chewing and Coffee Consumption but not Caffeine Intake Improve Bowel Function after Gastrointestinal Surgery: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

Journal Paper/Review - Jun 5, 2023

Sinz Stefanie, Warschkow Rene, Tarantino Ignazio, Steffen Thomas

Units

Clinic for General, Visceral, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery

Keywords

Abdominal surgery; Bowel function; Bowel surgery; Caffeine; Coffee; Gastrointestinal surgery; Gum chewing; Network meta-analysis; Postoperative ileus; Systematic review.

Citation

Sinz S, Warschkow R, Tarantino I, Steffen T. Gum Chewing and Coffee Consumption but not Caffeine Intake Improve Bowel Function after Gastrointestinal Surgery: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 27:1730-1745.

Project

CaCo: Does caffeine intake reduce postoperative bowel paralysis after elective laparoscopic colectomy? - A randomized placebo controlled trial

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 27

Publication Date

Jun 5, 2023

Issn Electronic

1873-4626

Pages

1730-1745

Publisher

Springer (Heidelberg)

Brief description/objective

Postoperative ileus is common after gastrointestinal surgery. This network meta-analysis aimed to compare the effectiveness of gum chewing and coffee and caffeine intake on ileus-related outcomes.