Does coffee affect bowel recovery following minimally invasive colorectal operations? A three-armed randomized controlled trial

• Published in: International journal of colorectal disease Vol. 38; no. 1; p. 199
• Main Authors: Nasseri, Yosef, Kasheri, Eli, Oka, Kimberly, Zhu, Ruoyan, Smiley, Abbas, Cohen, Jason, Ellenhorn, Joshua, Barnajian, Moshe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 20.07.2023; Springer
• Subjects: Alvimopan; Analysis; Caffeine; Caffeine - adverse effects; Clinical trials; Coffee; Coffee - adverse effects; Colectomy - adverse effects; Colorectal Neoplasms; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Ileus - etiology; Internal Medicine; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Metronidazole; Neomycin; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Proctology; Product development; Surgery; Time Factors; Bowel recovery; Postoperative ileus; Coffee; Colorectal surgery

Purpose Previous studies have suggested that coffee may shorten the postoperative ileus period. We sought to evaluate the impact of both coffee and caffeine on shortening the return of postoperative bowel function following minimally invasive colectomy. Methods This was a single-center, randomized c...