Long-term outcomes of postgastrectomy syndrome after total laparoscopic distal gastrectomy using the augmented rectangle technique

Table 2 Main outcomes consisting of three categories

Category	Main outcome measure
Symptoms
Subscale	Esophageal reflux subscale
	Abdominal pain subscale
	Meal-related distress subscale
	Indigestion subscale
	Diarrhea subscale
	Constipation subscale
	Dumping subscale
Total	Total symptom score
Living status
Body weight	Change in body weight (%)1
Meals (amount)	Amount of food ingested per meal (%)1
	Necessity of additional meals
Meals (quality)	Quality of ingestion subscale1
Work	Ability for working
Quality of life	Dissatisfaction with symptom
Dissatisfaction	Dissatisfaction at the meal
	Dissatisfaction at working
	Dissatisfaction with daily life subscale

¹Higher scores indicate a better condition. In items or subscale without ¹, higher scores indicate a worse condition.