This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Gastrografin in prolonged postoperative ileus: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2015; 262: 23-30.
Published: 29th October 2015
Authors: Vather R, Josephson R, Jaung R, Kahokehr A, Sammour T, Bissett I et al.
Conclusion
In this study that included 80 patients, gastrograffin did not speed time to resolution of nausea and vomiting (P=0.4), or oral diet (P=0.3), although it did speed passage of flatus (P=0.047). It did not reduce the duration of hospital stay.
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