<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_FON-2019-0040_s_006_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>To evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in the intensive care unit (ICU) patients.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0040_s_007_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Randomized controlled trials about the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in ICU patients were included from multiple electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, China Academic Journals Full-Text Database (CNKI), Wanfang Database, and CQVIP, until November 2018. Studies were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracting data and assessing. Data were analyzed by RevMan 5.3.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0040_s_008_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Nine studies with 720 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis in the intervention group were as follows: abdomen circumference: mean difference (MD)=-4.22, 95% confidence interval (CI)=(-6.20, -2.24), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.00001; abdominal distension: MD=0.34, 95% CI=(0.22, 0.52), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.00001; gastric residual: MD=-41.51, 95% CI=(-55.86, -29.15), <italic>P</italic>=0.001; gastric retention: MD=-0.23, 95% CI (-0.30, -0.15), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.00001; and vomiting: MD=0.12, 95% CI=(0.04, 0.35), <italic>P</italic>=0.0001.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0040_s_009_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Abdominal massage is effective in reducing abdominal distension, gastric residual, and vomiting. When the intervention period was &lt;7 days, abdominal massage could not reduce the abdominal circumference in ICU patients, and when the intervention period was equal to 7 days, abdominal massage could reduce the abdominal circumference in ICU patients.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in the intensive care unit (ICU) patients.MethodsRandomized controlled trials about the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in ICU patients were included from multiple electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, China Academic Journals Full-Text Database (CNKI), Wanfang Database, and CQVIP, until November 2018. Studies were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracting data and assessing. Data were analyzed by RevMan 5.3.ResultsNine studies with 720 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis in the intervention group were as follows: abdomen circumference: mean difference (MD)=-4.22, 95% confidence interval (CI)=(-6.20, -2.24), P<0.00001; abdominal distension: MD=0.34, 95% CI=(0.22, 0.52), P<0.00001; gastric residual: MD=-41.51, 95% CI=(-55.86, -29.15), P=0.001; gastric retention: MD=-0.23, 95% CI (-0.30, -0.15), P<0.00001; and vomiting: MD=0.12, 95% CI=(0.04, 0.35), P=0.0001.ConclusionsAbdominal massage is effective in reducing abdominal distension, gastric residual, and vomiting. When the intervention period was <7 days, abdominal massage could not reduce the abdominal circumference in ICU patients, and when the intervention period was equal to 7 days, abdominal massage could reduce the abdominal circumference in ICU patients.

Effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in ICU patients: a meta-analysis

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in the intensive care unit (ICU) patients.MethodsRandomized controlled...

Effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in ICU patients: a meta-analysis

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 349 - 356

Received: May 06, 2019

Accepted: Jul 02, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0040

Keywords
abdominal massage, ICU, meta-analysis, gastrointestinal function, gastrointestinal tract

© 2019 Wang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function in ICU patients: a meta-analysis

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 349 - 356

Received: May 06, 2019

Accepted: Jul 02, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0040

Keywordsabdominal massage, ICU, meta-analysis, gastrointestinal function, gastrointestinal tract

© 2019 Wang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
abdominal massage, ICU, meta-analysis, gastrointestinal function, gastrointestinal tract