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Aftercare for elective colectomy—coffee to go?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 9, page 617 (2012)Cite this article

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Drinking coffee after elective colectomy might improve postoperative ileus and shorten the time to first bowel movement, according to a study published in the British Journal of Surgery.

A multicentre, parallel, open-label, randomized trial was performed. 80 patients with malignant or benign diseases undergoing elective open or laparoscopic colectomy were randomly assigned to receive either 100 ml coffee or water three times daily after their surgery.

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  1. Müller, S. A. et al. Randomized clinical trial on the effect of coffee on postoperative ileus following elective colectomy. Br. J. Surg. doi:10.1002/bjs.8885

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  1. Isobel Franks
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Franks, I. Aftercare for elective colectomy—coffee to go?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 617 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.195

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