Accelerated recovery in elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery: two years of experience.: Accelerated Recovery in colorectal surgery

Background: Accelerated recovery protocols in colorectal surgery have enhanced the perioperative cares optimizing recovery in this group of patients.A reduction in surgical stress and therefore early hospital discharge and lower morbidity is pursued, however, the literature offers few outcomes regar...

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Autores principales: Reimondez, Santiago, Signorini, Franco José, Maldonado, Pablo Sergio, Marani, Marcos Agustín, Obeide, Lucio Ricardo, Rossini, Alejandro Mario
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/26232
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Sumario:Background: Accelerated recovery protocols in colorectal surgery have enhanced the perioperative cares optimizing recovery in this group of patients.A reduction in surgical stress and therefore early hospital discharge and lower morbidity is pursued, however, the literature offers few outcomes regarding its application in developing countries. Objective: to analyze  short- and medium-term outcomes of the application of an accelerated recovery protocol in a terciary care hospital in Argentina. Methods: In the period between January 2015 and March 2017 patients were included prospectively and consecutively with indication of elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery and under strict follow-up according to the protocol created by the institution. Patients older than 80 years, ASA IV, emergency surgeries and conventional approach were excluded. We analyzed demographic data, diagnosis of surgery, type of intervention, hospital stay, complications, readmissions and reinterventions at 30 postoperative days. Results: Sixty-four patients with a mean age of 62 years were included. The mean hospitalization was 4.9 days, with 10.9%  readmissions and 4.7% of reinterventions. We recorded 69% of the patients whit not  complications at all and   5 major complications (8%) . Conclusion: Based on the adaptation of the international guidelines to our health reality, it is feasible to create an accelerated recovery protocol applicable in our country, with a low complication rate and early discharge.