The gum chewers got out of the hospital an average of 4.3 days after surgery versus 6.8 days for non-chewers, reducing costs and lowering the risk of complications.
The researchers call for larger, randomized studies designed specifically to show that postsurgical gum chewing reduces hospital stays following abdominal surgery.
研究者们提议设计特定的大规模的随机研究证明术后嚼口香糖能够减少腹部手术后的时间。
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In each of the studies, some patients chewed no gum and others chewed sugarless gum three times a day after surgery for five to 45 minutes.