Obstipation Clinical Trial
Official title:
Coffee Against Obstipation in Intensive Care Treatment
Coffee might stimulate bowel movement and thus overcome obstipation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Critically ill patients requiring ventilator support frequently suffer from obstipation. We hypothesize that coffee, administered either orally or rectally, might stimulate bowel movement. ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention