TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Review: early feeding after major gynaecological surgery is safe except for an increase in nausea</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 56 LP - 56 DO - 10.1136/ebn.11.2.56 VL - 11 IS - 2 AU - Salima SJ Ladak Y1 - 2008/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/11/2/56.abstract N2 - K CharoenkwanDr K Charoenkwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; kicharoe@mail.med.cmu.ac.thIn women having major abdominal gynaecological surgery, does early initiation of oral intake of food and fluids increase postoperative complications more than delayed initiation?Data sources:Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group’s specialised register of controlled trials, Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (to April 2007); reference lists; and experts.Study selection and assessment:randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared early (&lt;24 h) with delayed (&gt;24 h, after resolution of postoperative ileus) initiation of oral intake of food and fluids after major open gynaecological surgery. Excluded were trials that were quasi-randomised or had no clear random allocation criteria; had important violations of the randomisation procedure or exclusions … ER -