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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2024

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

Marie Klein, Rene Warschkow, Kristjan Ukegjini, Daniel Krstic, Pascal Burri, Dimitrios Chatziisaak, Thomas Steffen, Bruno Schmied, Pascal Probst, Ignazio Tarantino

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Marie KleinDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland. marie.klein@kssg.ch.
Rene WarschkowDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-5751
Kristjan UkegjiniDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3127-8852
Daniel KrsticDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.
Pascal BurriDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.
Dimitrios ChatziisaakDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.
Thomas SteffenDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-5703
Bruno SchmiedDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4552-7386
Pascal ProbstDepartment of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Thurgau, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-4015
Ignazio TarantinoDepartment of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2238-0000

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeQuality 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.

methodsThis 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.

resultsBetween 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 < 0.001). Specifically, physical and psychosocial functioning (p = 0.020) decreased significantly, and patients with DGE suffered significantly more from fatigue (p = 0.010) and appetite loss (p = 0.017) than patients without DGE. After the first postoperative year, there were no significant differences in QoL or symptom scores between patients with DGE and those without DGE.

conclusionPatients who developed DGE reported a significantly reduced QoL and reduced physical and psychosocial functioning within the first year after partial pancreatoduodenectomy compared to patients without DGE.

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Gastric EmptyingPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesDelayed gastric emptyingDuodenopancreatectomyPancreatic surgeryPostoperative complicationsQuality of life

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