Peri-operative Inflammatory Marker as a Predictive Factor for Prolonged Post-operative Ileus After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Peri-operative inflammatory markers, such as CRP level and NLR, are useful predictive factors for PPOI who received gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Moreover, prophylactic antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs can be preventive and therapeutic agents for PPOI.PMID:34642279 | PMC:PMC8521482 | DOI:10.5056/jnm20203

Source: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility - October 13, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yonsoo Kim Young Min Kim Jie-Hyun Kim Young Hoon Youn Jong Won Kim Hyojin Park Source Type: research