Outcomes before and after Implementation of the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery after Surgery) Protocol in Open and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: A Comparative Real-World Study from Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have changed perioperative care, aiming to optimize patient outcomes. This study assesses ERAS implementation effects on postoperative complications, length of hospital stay (LOS), and mortality in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. A retrospective real-world analysis was conducted on CRC patients undergoing surgery within a Northern Italian Cancer Registry. Outcomes including complications, re-surgeries, 30-day readmission, mortality, and LOS were assessed in 2023, the year of ERAS protocol adoption, and compared with data from 2022. A total of 158 surgeries were performed, 77 cases in 2022 and 81 in 2023. In 2023, a lower incidence of postoperative complications was observed compared to that in 2022 (17.3% vs. 22.1%), despite treating a hig

SUBMITTER: Mangone L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202664 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature