Health-related quality of life and cost-effectiveness analysis of gum chewing in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: results of a randomized controlled trial.
Madhuri PattamattaBoudewijn J J SmeetsSilvia M A A EversHarm J T RuttenMisha D P LuyerMickaël J C HiligsmannPublished in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2018)
Reducing POI and AL via gum chewing reduced costs for ward stay, but did not affect overall in-hospital costs, HRQoL, or mapped utilities. More studies with adequate sample sizes using validated questionnaires at standardized time points are needed.