Table 1.
The patient's baseline information
| Postsurgical (79) | |
|---|---|
| Age (Y) | 65.74 ± 11.11 |
| Sex (F/M) | 22/57 |
| BMI | 19.74 ± 3.54 |
| Time from surgery to postoperative gastroparesis (Y) | 4 (1.5, 10) |
| ≤ 2 years (n) | 29 |
| > 2 years (n) | 50 |
| Course of postoperative gastroparesis (Y) | 1 (0.5, 6) |
| ≤ 1 year (n) | 43 |
| > 1 years (n) | 36 |
| Past surgical history | |
| Surgery for cardia cancer | 35 |
| Surgery for esophageal carcinoma | 33 |
| Subtotal gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma | 3 |
| Resection for gastric cardiac leiomyoma | 5 |
| Repairment for esophageal perforation | 1 |
| Subtotal gastrectomy for gastric ulcer | 1 |
| Repairment for hiatus hernia | 1 |
| Past medical history | |
| Constipation | 13 |
| Diarrhea | 3 |
| Hypertension | 15 |
| Tachycardia | 2 |
| Coronary heart disease | 4 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 2 |
| Site of anastomosis (the distance from the incisors) | |
| ≤ 20 cm | 7 |
| > 20 cm, ≤ 25 cm | 15 |
| > 25 cm, ≤ 30 cm | 13 |
| > 30 cm, ≤ 40 cm | 34 |
| > 40 cm | 10 |