Date of Award
2019
Degree Type
Selective Evidence-Based Medicine Review
Degree Name
Master of Science in Health Sciences - Physician Assistant
Department
Physician Assistant Studies
Department Chair
Laura Levy, DHSc, PA-C
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is postoperative consumption of coffee effective in reducing postoperative ileus?”
STUDY DESIGN: Review of three randomized controlled trials written in the English language and were published in 2017, 2015, and 2012.
DATA SOURCES: Three randomized control trials were found via PubMed.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: Time in days from the end of surgery until the first passage of stool recorded by patient, or time measured in hours reported by nursing staff.
RESULTS: Dulkskas, et al. (2015) found that the time until the first bowel movement (measured in days) was significantly (p < 0.05) shorter in the coffee group (3.75 ± 1.53) and water groups (4.14 ± 1.14). Muller et al (2012) found that the time to the first postoperative bowel movement was significantly shorter in the coffee arm than in the water arm (p = 0.006). Finally, Gungorduk, et al. (2017) stated the mean time to defecation in patients who consumed coffee postoperatively vs the control group was significantly reduced (43.1±9.4 vs 58.5±17.0 hours; P<.001).
CONCLUSION: Postoperative consumption of coffee is a well-tolerated and cheap method of therapy to prevent and reduce the likelihood of prolonged postoperative ileus. All three studies demonstrate that coffee consumption after intraperitoneal surgery significantly (p<0.05) reduced time to first defecation after surgery compared to the control group that consumed only water postoperatively.
Recommended Citation
Moran, Samantha L., "Is Postoperative Consumption of Coffee Effective in Reducing Postoperative Ileus?" (2019). PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship. 485.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/pa_systematic_reviews/485