La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-2416

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-2416 - Gastrectomy or Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty

A. Infection in Incision or Inside Abdomen

B. Bleeding which may Require Transfusion

C. Leakage from Stomach (Fistula)

D. Inability to Maintain Weight

E. "Dumping Syndrome" (Chronic Vomiting after Eating)

F. Inability to eat Large Amount of Food, Especially Early after Surgery

G. Diarrhea

H. Need for Vitamin B-12 Injections for Life if Total Gastrectomy is Needed

I. Recurrence of Condition for which Surgery was Originally Done

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-2416

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Medical Disclosure Panel, LR 20:896 (August 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.40(E) et seq.