Key result
Regular postoperative administration of chewing gum did not reduce the incidence of nausea compared to water in surgical ICU patients (22% vs 27%; P=0.72).
Why the study?
Postoperative nausea and vomiting is common in the intensive care unit, but no studies had addressed the role of chewing gum for its prophylaxis in this setting.
Does chewing gum reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting in postoperative adult patients admitted to the ICU?
RCT (n=90)
Open-label
randomly allocated
Yes
Does chewing gum reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting in postoperative adult patients admitted to the ICU?
Regular postoperative administration of chewing gum did not reduce nausea, vomiting, or retching in surgical ICU patients.
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Chewing gum offers no benefit for nausea in postoperative ICU patients; does not support routine use and challenges extrapolation from other populations.
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Abdelkarim et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) (n=90). chewing gum vs. 20 mL sip of water orally every 4 hours was evaluated on number of patient-reported episodes of nausea in the first 24 hours after the operation (p=0.72). Regular postoperative administration of chewing gum did not reduce the incidence of nausea compared to water in surgical ICU patients (22% vs 27%; P=0.72).
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