Chewing gum promotes anus exhaust and defecation after laparoscopic operation / 局解手术学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of strict designed form for chewing gum on the first anus exhaust and defecation after laparoscopic surgery,and the actual compliance of chewing gum was investigate.Methods Totally 106 patients with abdominal operation in gynaecology department of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital from August to December 2016 were classified into chewing gum group and control group according to stratified random sampling.Chewing gum group had 53 cases,and the principle and requirement of chewing gum in patients and relatives were explained before operation.The xylitol chewing gum was chosed and chewed 2 to 3 gums in the 2 hours after operation,chewed about 30 times every minute and last for 15 to 20 minutes each time.From 7∶00 to 22∶00 the interval was 2 hours, and the interval at the rest time must not exceed 3 hours until exhaust.Fifty-three cases in control group received routine nursing,and started to drink a small amount of water 6 hours after operation,and gradually started to eat.Other dietary guidance and medical care measures were identical in both groups.Compared the first anus exhaust time,defecation time,abdominal distension and postoperative hospitalization time in two groups,and the actual compliance of chewing gum was investigated.Results The first anus exhaust time and the first defecation time of chewing gum group were (19.60±7.59) hours and (36.77±17.16) hours respectively,while those of the control group were (33.79±10.54)hours and (53.25±16.92) hours,and the differences were statistically significant(P0.05).The actual compliance investigation of chewing gum was selected in 53 cases with the actual completion of 48 cases(90.6%).The averaged actual chewing number was (4.39±1.35) times,the averaged actual chewing time in each duration was (16.16±2.05) minutes,the average actual chewing interval was (2.38±0.26) hours.Conclusion The well designed form of chewing gum postoperative can shorten the postoperative anus exhaust and defecation time, and it can reduce postoperative abdominal distention.