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| Title |
Chewing gum for postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006506.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vaneesha Short, Georgia Herbert, Rachel Perry, Charlotte Atkinson, Andrew R Ness, Christopher Penfold, Steven Thomas, Henning Keinke Andersen, Stephen J Lewis |
| Abstract |
Ileus commonly occurs after abdominal surgery, and is associated with complications and increased length of hospital stay (LOHS). Onset of ileus is considered to be multifactorial, and a variety of preventative methods have been investigated. Chewing gum (CG) is hypothesised to reduce postoperative ileus by stimulating early recovery of gastrointestinal (GI) function, through cephalo-vagal stimulation. There is no comprehensive review of this intervention in abdominal surgery. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 147 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 23 | 16% |
| United States | 14 | 10% |
| Spain | 13 | 9% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
| Unknown | 69 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 84 | 57% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 39 | 27% |
| Scientists | 19 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 429 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 423 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 65 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 58 | 14% |
| Researcher | 39 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 7% |
| Other | 82 | 19% |
| Unknown | 128 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 163 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 53 | 12% |
| Psychology | 13 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 2% |
| Other | 40 | 9% |
| Unknown | 139 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 129. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 September 2023.
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