Effect of lollipop sucking on the recovery of gastrointestinal function in children after congenital choledochal cyst excision: A randomized controlled trial

Autor: Ai-Ling Yang, Xue-Mei Yang, Xin-Man Dou, Zhi-Hong Wei, Yan-Jun Li, Ya-Min Feng, Jing Zhu, Jin-Hui Tian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Nursing Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 259-262 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-0132
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.08.007
Popis: This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of lollipop sucking on the recovery of gastrointestinal function in children after congenital choledochal cyst excision. 58 children who had undergone congenital choledochal cyst excision were randomly divided into two groups: the controlled group and the experimental group. Children in the experimental group were allowed to suck on strawberry lollipops for 20–30 min once every four hours beginning six hours after the operation. The recovery time of bowel sounds and anal defecation was recorded and compared between experimental and control groups. Compared with the controlled group the recovery times of bowel sounds (41.75 ± 7.38 h vs. 51.43 ± 5.02; p
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