Preventing prolonged post-operative ileus in gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy and intra-peritoneal chemotherapy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4776-4781
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4776

Table 2 Bowel motility recovery (mean days and standard deviation)

	Group A^a (n = 16)	Group B^a (n = 16)	Group C^a (n = 16)	P
First bowel flatus	4.35±0.93	4.94±1.37	4.71±1.22	NS
Time elapsed to glucose solution	5.43±1.15	6.67±2.71	5.81±1.35	NS
Time elapsed to soft diet	7.21±1.92	10.15±2.17	7.53±1.35	<0.05
NG tube reinsertion (%)	1 (6.25)	9 (56.25)	1 (6.25)	<0.01

Significant difference in days to soft diet (^aP<0.05) between group B and groups A and C. NG tube: nasogastric tube. NS: not significant.

Citation: Chan DC, Liu YC, Chen CJ, Yu JC, Chu HC, Chen FC, Chen TW, Hsieh HF, Chang TM, Shen KL. Preventing prolonged post-operative ileus in gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy and intra-peritoneal chemotherapy. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(31): 4776-4781
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i31/4776.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4776