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KMID : 1035120170170040263
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Asian Oncology Nursing
2017 Volume.17 No. 4 p.263 ~ p.269
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Nursing Intervention for a Delayed Gastric Emptying after Pylorus-preserving Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer
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Kim Deok-Hee
Choi Eun-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to describe the surgical procedure of pylorus preserving gastrectomy and treatment methods, and the nursing process for postoperative complications namely delayed gastric emptying.
Methods: This case study describes the treatment methods and nursing process for a patient who visited the emergency room because of delayed gastric emptying after a pylorus preserving gastrectomy.
Results: The symptoms of this patient were resolved by botox-injection, none per oral, total parenteral nutrition, nutrition education after diagnosis by using abdominal x-ray, gastric emptying study, upper gastrointestinal series, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Conclusion: According to the result of this case study, nurses should be informed about delayed gastric emptying and how to apply the correct nursing process to the patient.
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KEYWORD
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Gastric Cancer, Gastrectomy, Postgastrectomy Syndromes
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