Defecation delay in patients after lung tumor surgery: a prospective nested case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Defecation delay (greater than or equal to 3 days post-surgery) is a common symptom in patients after lung tumor surgery. This study investigated the incidence and relevant risk factors of defecation delay in patients after lung tumor surgery.

Methods

Between October 2019 and March 2020, a prospective nested case-control study was conducted in 80 patients who received lung tumor surgery in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. According to the Rome III criteria for functional constipation and the accepted definitions in the literature, patients with defecation delay time greater than or equal to 3 days post-surgery were classified as the defecation delay group, and the remaining patients were considered the control group.

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8267306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature