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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2016 Feb 17;25(2):287–310. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2015.11.008

Table 3.

International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery classification scheme for delayed gastric emptying

Characteristic Grade A Grade B Grade C
Nasogastric tube required 4–7 d or reinsertion after postoperative day (POD) 3 8–14 d or reinsertion after POD 7 >14 d or reinsertion after POD 14
Unable to tolerate food at: POD 7 POD 14 POD 21
Gastric distention/vomiting Yes Yes Yes
Use of prokinetics Yes Yes Yes