Efficacy of daikenchuto for the intestinal hypomotility after open abdominal surgery: A pooled analysis of three randomized controlled trials.

801 Background: Postoperative intestinal hypomotility (IH) is very common after open abdominal (OAS) surgery. Although several advances have been made in medical therapy, very few recognized treatment or prevention methods are currently available. Daikenchuto (DKT), a traditional Japanese prescribed medicine, peripherally stimulates the neurogenic pathway, attempted to reduce postoperative IH in three exploratory randomized controlled trials...