Anemia after gastrectomy in long-term survivors of gastric cancer: A retrospective cohort study

The prevalence of gastric cancer in Korea is increasing, and anemia is one of the most common complications of a gastrectomy. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of anemia and assess its associated factors in long-term gastric cancer survivors. This study was a retrospective coho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of surgery (London, England) England), 2016-04, Vol.28, p.162-168
Hauptverfasser:	Jun, Ji-Hye, Yoo, Jung Eun, Lee, Jung Ah, Kim, Young Sik, Sunwoo, Sung, Kim, Bum Soo, Yook, Jeong-Hwan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Anemia Anemia - epidemiology Anemia - etiology Cohort Studies Female Gastrectomy Gastrectomy - adverse effects Gastric cancer Humans Incidence Iron deficiency anemia Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - etiology Retrospective Studies Stomach Neoplasms - mortality Stomach Neoplasms - surgery Survivors Vitamin B 12 deficiency anemia
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Zusammenfassung:	The prevalence of gastric cancer in Korea is increasing, and anemia is one of the most common complications of a gastrectomy. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of anemia and assess its associated factors in long-term gastric cancer survivors. This study was a retrospective cohort study of gastric cancer patients who visited a single medical center from January 2009 to December 2014 in Korea. We included 385 patients who survived for at least five years after gastrectomy with no recurrence or metastasis. Anemia was defined by World Health Organization criteria (Hb
ISSN:	1743-9191 1743-9159
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.02.084