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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2013

Effect of Daikenchuto (TJ-100) on abdominal bloating in hepatectomized patients.

Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Kengo Ichikawa, Masaya Munekage, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kazuhiro HanazakiKazuhiro Hanazaki, Kengo Ichikawa, Masaya Munekage, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
Kengo Ichikawa
Masaya Munekage
Hiroyuki Kitagawa
Ken Dabanaka
Tsutomu Namikawa
Kōchi University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the clinical usefulness of Daikenchuto (DKT) in hepatecomized patients.

methodsTwenty patients were enrolled with informed consent. Two patients were excluded because of cancelled operations. The remaining 18 patients were randomly chosen for treatment with DKT alone or combination therapy of DKT and lactulose (n = 9, each group). Data were prospectively collected. Primary end points were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score for abdominal bloating, total Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS) score for abdominal symptoms, and GSRS score for abdominal bloating.

resultsThe VAS score for abdominal bloating and total GSRS score for abdominal symptoms recovered to levels that were not significantly different to preoperative levels by 10 d postoperation. Combination therapy of DKT and lactulose was associated with a significantly poorer outcome in terms of VAS and GSRS scores for abdominal bloating, total GSRS score, and total daily calorie intake, when compared with DKT alone therapy.

conclusionDKT is a potentially effective drug for postoperative management of hepatectomized patients, not only to ameliorate abdominal bloating, but also to promote nutritional support by increasing postoperative dietary intake.

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Abdominal bloatingDaikenchutoGastrointestinal symptoms rating scale scoreHepatic resectionVisual analogue scale score

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PMID23671738
PMCPMC3646131
OpenAlexW2044063467

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