AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Medically Refractory Gastroparesis: Expert Review

Delayed gastric emptying on objective testing defines gastroparesis, but symptoms overlap with functional dyspepsia and do not correlate well with gastric emptying delay. This review outlines a strategy for defining, diagnosing, and managing refractory gastroparesis.

The Best Practice Advice statements presented here were developed from review of existing literature combined with expert opinion to provide practical advice. Because this was not a systematic review, formal rating of the quality of evidence or strength of recommendations was not performed. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE.

Published by Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2022. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2021.10.038