The strategy of vitamin supplementation in Chinese patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effects of oral multivitamin supplementation on vitamin levels in Chinese gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy, aiming to provide a basis for postoperative vitamin supplementation strategies. A total of 78 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy were divided into an experimental group (41 patients, receiving oral multivitamins) and a control group (37 patients). Levels of folic acid, vitamin B₁₂, vitamin B₁, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D were compared before and one month after surgery. Results showed that the level of vitamin B₁ in the experimental group was substantially higher than that in the control group when comparing the difference value between the preoperative and 1-month postoperative periods (P < 0.05). Although the

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature