Cochrane · systematic review · CD011562
Chewing gum for enhancing early recovery of bowel function after caesarean section
Pereira Gomes Morais, E, Riera, R, Porfírio, GJM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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
Chewing gum compared to control for enhancing early recovery of bowel function after caesarean section
Population: women in the immediate postpartum period (within the first 24 hours) after having had a caesarean section
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to first passage of flatus In hours Chewing gum vs control | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 2399 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Proportion of participants with ileus Chewing gum vs control | RR 0.39 [0.19, 0.8] | 4 studies · 1139 participants | Low |
Number of participants with adverse effects or intolerance to gum Chewing gum vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1888 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time to passage of faeces in hours Chewing gum vs control | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 2016 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |