The influence of delayed gastric emptying on quality of life after partial duodenopancreatectomy

Purpose Quality of life (QoL) is temporarily compromised after pancreatic surgery, but no evidence for a negative impact of postoperative complications on QoL has been provided thus far. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of the most common complications after pancreatic surgery and is associated...

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Published in:Langenbeck's archives of surgery 2024-05, Vol.409 (1), p.155, Article 155
Main Authors: Klein, Marie, Warschkow, Rene, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Krstic, Daniel, Burri, Pascal, Chatziisaak, Dimitrios, Steffen, Thomas, Schmied, Bruno, Probst, Pascal, Tarantino, Ignazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Aged
Cardiac Surgery
Female
Gastric Emptying
General Surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery
Pancreaticoduodenectomy - adverse effects
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Thoracic Surgery
Traumatic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Purpose Quality of life (QoL) is temporarily compromised after pancreatic surgery, but no evidence for a negative impact of postoperative complications on QoL has been provided thus far. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of the most common complications after pancreatic surgery and is associated with a high level of distress. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the influence of DGE on QoL. Methods This single-centre retrospective study analysed QoL after partial duodenopancreatectomy (PD) via the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer core questionnaire (QLQ-C30). The QoL of patients with and without postoperative DGE was compared. Results Between 2010 and 2022, 251 patients were included, 85 of whom developed DGE (34%). Within the first postoperative year, compared to patients without DGE, those with DGE had a significantly reduced QoL, by 9.0 points (95% CI: -13.0 to -5.1, p  
ISSN:1435-2451
1435-2451
DOI:10.1007/s00423-024-03345-5