title: A randomized trial of rocking-chair motion on the effect of postoperative ileus duration in patients with cancer recovering from abdominal surgery.
abstract: Patients who undergo abdominal surgery experience a phenomenon commonly called postoperative ileus (POI). Standard of care requires patients to get out of bed, sit in a chair, and begin ambulating the first postoperative day. No evidence supports standard care activities reduce POI duration. Rocking-chair motion has shown promise in reducing POI duration. Sixty-six participants were randomized into 2 groups. The experimental group (n = 34) received standard care plus the rocking-chair intervention; the control group (n = 32) received standard care. Participants in the experimental group had shorter duration of POI, no effect on medication use, and time to discharge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas, USA. rlmassey@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015984:Causality; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004434:Early Ambulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005414:Flatulence / Q000209:etiology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009038:Motion; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid