Key result
This review summarizes current evidence on non-pharmacological interventions, including coffee consumption and chewing gum, for the prevention and treatment of postoperative ileus after gynecologic cancer surgery.
Why the study?
Postoperative ileus increases hospital stay, costs, and morbidity after extensive gynecological oncological surgery, but no effective prevention or management treatment has been established.
Do non-pharmacological interventions (such as coffee consumption and chewing gum) prevent postoperative ileus in patients undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery?
Do non-pharmacological interventions (such as coffee consumption and chewing gum) prevent postoperative ileus in patients undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery?
This review highlights the current evidence regarding non-pharmacological interventions like coffee and chewing gum for preventing postoperative ileus after gynecologic cancer surgery.
Limited evidence precludes routine use of coffee or gum; leaves open need for RCTs in gynecologic oncology.
Postoperative ileus (POI) is characterized by impaired gastrointestinal motility after surgery. POI is a major concern for surgeons because it increases hospital stay, the cost of care, and postoperative morbidity in patients who have undergone extensive gynecological oncological surgery. Although several interventions have been proposed and investigated, no effective treatment for the prevention and management of POI has been established. The present review summarizes the current evidence on non-pharmacological interventions, including coffee consumption and chewing gum, used to prevent and treat POI. We obtained studies from MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ISI Web of Science, and SCOPUS databases.
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Güngördük et al. (2021) conducted a review in Postoperative ileus after gynecologic cancer surgery. Non-pharmacological interventions (coffee consumption and chewing gum) was evaluated on Prevention and management of postoperative ileus. This review summarizes current evidence on non-pharmacological interventions, including coffee consumption and chewing gum, for the prevention and treatment of postoperative ileus after gynecologic cancer surgery.
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