2023 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 67-73
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) can occur as a complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy, but there are few detailed reports on its effect on clinical course and nutritional status. We examined occurrence of DGE, clinical course, and nutritional status in 175 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy at our hospital from 2014 to 2017. The patients were divided into those with (n = 98) and without (n = 77) DGE in the postoperative course. Nutritional status was examined based on the CONUT score. DGE was found to be significantly associated with female sex and development of postoperative complications, but not with nutritional status, and there was no association of DGE with life prognosis. These results suggest that DGE is associated with development of postoperative complications, but that with proper nutritional support, a patient with DGE can be discharged without an aggravated nutritional status.
