Roux-en-Y reconstruction does not require gastric decompression after radical distal gastrectomy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2012; 18(3): 251-256
Published online Jan 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i3.251

Table 2 Postoperative clinical parameters (mean ± SD)¹

	TP1 (n = 283)	TP2A (n = 102)	TP2B (n = 134)	P value
Persistent decompression > 7 d or reinsertion of NG tube, number of patients	19 (6.7%)	3 (2.9%)	5 (3.7%)	0.001

Duration of gastric decompression (d)¹	5.3 ± 3.3	3.6 ± 2.2	–	0.023

Amount of gastric decompression (mL/d)	465 ± 241	58 ± 47	–	0.001

Days to passage of flatus	5.1 ± 1.7	4.4 ± 1.3	4.7 ± 1.2	0.618
Days to semi-liquid diet	7.2 ± 1.3	5.9 ± 1.2	4.4 ± 1.4	0.05
Length of postoperative hospital stay (d)	15.4 ± 4.3	12.6 ± 3.1	11.4 ± 3.4	0.035

¹Average amount of nasogastric drainage in the first three postoperative days. NG: Nasogastric.

Citation: Chen CJ, Liu TP, Yu JC, Hsua SD, Hsieh TY, Chu HC, Hsieh CB, Chen TW, Chan DC. Roux-en-Y reconstruction does not require gastric decompression after radical distal gastrectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(3): 251-256
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i3/251.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i3.251