Comprehensive Analysis of Variables Affecting Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Kunstman JW, Fonseca AL, Ciarleglio MM, Cong X, Hochberg A, Salem RR. Comprehensive Analysis of Variables Affecting Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 16: 1354-1361. PMID: 22450953, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1873-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorDGE incidenceConsensus guidelinesRisk factorsComplicated post-operative courseDGE developmentAcademic tertiary centerPeri-operative variablesPost-operative abscessIntraoperative blood lossPost-operative eventsPost-operative courseSingle-surgeon databasePancreatic fistula formationInternational Consensus GroupPulmonary comorbiditiesBlood lossPylorus preservationTertiary centerFistula formationSecondary complicationsOperative bedOperative techniquePancreaticoduodenectomyConsensus group