Cochrane · systematic review · CD004508
Early versus delayed oral fluids and food for reducing complications after major abdominal gynaecologic surgery
Charoenkwan, K, Matovinovic, E · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 85.7%High 1 · 14.3%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Early oral feeding compared to delayed oral feeding for women who had major abdominal gynaecologic surgery
Population: Women who had major abdominal gynaecologic surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative ileus Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | RR 0.47 [0.17, 1.29] | 3 studies · 279 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Nausea or vomiting or both Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | RR 1.03 [0.64, 1.67] | 4 studies · 484 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time to bowel sounds [days] Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 338 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time to the passage of flatus [days] Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 444 participants | High |
Time to the first solid diet [days] Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 301 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time to first passage of stool [days] Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 249 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital stay [days] Early oral feeding vs delayed oral feeding | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 484 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |