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01.12.2024 | Research
The influence of delayed gastric emptying on quality of life after partial duodenopancreatectomy
verfasst von:
Marie Klein, Rene Warschkow, Kristjan Ukegjini, Daniel Krstic, Pascal Burri, Dimitrios Chatziisaak, Thomas Steffen, Bruno Schmied, Pascal Probst, Ignazio Tarantino
Erschienen in:
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Abstract
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 < 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.
Conclusion
Patients 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.