Key clinical point: The female sex, distal gastric tumors, and diabetes are risk factors for delayed gastric emptying (DGE) in patients who have undergone gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Major finding: Multivariate analysis revealed female sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.47; P = .037), diabetes (aOR 2.44; P = .041), and distal gastric tumors (aOR 2.59; P = .033) as independent risk factors for DGE.
Study details: This retrospective study included 412 patients with gastric cancer who underwent distal gastrectomy and thereafter did (n = 27) or did not (n = 385) experience DGE.
Disclosures: No information on funding sources was provided. The author declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Mukoyama T et al. Assessment of risk factors for delayed gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Sci Rep. 2022;12:15903 (Sep 23). Doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20151-5