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| Title |
One-day nasogastric tube decompression after distal gastrectomy: a prospective randomized study
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| Published in |
Surgery Today, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00595-017-1475-0 |
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| Authors |
Yutaka Kimura, Hiroshi Yano, Takashi Iwazawa, Junya Fujita, Shoichiro Fujita, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Takushi Yasuda |
| Abstract |
Many surgeons in Japan use 1-day nasogastric tube (NGT) decompression after gastrectomy as a standard procedure. This prospective randomized study aimed to define whether 1-day NGT decompression is necessary after distal gastrectomy. The subjects were 233 patients with gastric cancer, randomized into two groups immediately after distal gastrectomy: one group received 1-day NGT decompression (NGT group, n = 119) and the other did not (no-NGT group, n = 114). The primary outcome measure was postoperative surgery-related and respiratory complications, whereas secondary measures were the postoperative course to recovery and patient complaints. The incidence of surgery-related complications did not differ significantly between the NGT and no-NGT groups (21.0 and 19.2%, respectively; p = 0.87). The rate of respiratory complications was 6.7% in the NGT group and 7.0% in the no-NGT group (p > 0.99). The time to passage of first flatus and the postoperative hospital stay did not differ between the groups. Twenty-five patients in the NGT group and none in the no-NGT group complained of nasopharyngeal discomfort (p < 0.0001). Considering the physical discomfort caused by the NGT, we believe that routine 1-day NGT decompression is unnecessary after distal gastrectomy. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 31 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Researcher | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 19% |
| Unknown | 10 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 13% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 2 | 6% |
| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 September 2017.
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