Comparison of treatment to improve gastrointestinal functions after colorectal surgery within enhanced recovery programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sci Rep · 2021 · PMC8016851 · PMID 33795783

Europe PMC DOI

hedged sentence

—

closest p

—

boldest claim

The sentences

closely significantno p-value reported

When excluding the outlier studies from these meta analyses, the effect of chewing gum on both time to first flatus and time to first bowel movement interestingly became closely significant (respectively SMD = − 0.07; 95%CI − 0.19:0.06 and SMD = − 0.24; 95%CI − 0.5;0.01) (Figs. 4 B and 5 B).

also in 33 other papers

Quoted from the open-access full text in Europe PMC under the licence the publisher applied. The sentence is reproduced exactly as published; the emphasis is ours.