Fast-track laparoscopic surgery: A better option for treating colorectal cancer than conventional laparoscopic surgery.

ABSTRACT: Fast-track surgery (FTS), a multimodal rehabilitation technique, has been recommended as surgical therapy for colorectal cancer. The objective of the present study was to compare the outcomes of FTS and conventional laparoscopic surgery. This study was a blinded randomized trial. A total of 70 patients with colorectal cancer were divided into two groups and underwent laparoscopic colorectal resection. The FTS group consisted of 31 patients and the control group consisted of 39 patients. Protocols for the treatment of the FTS group included skipping pre-operative mechanical bowel preparation, early restoration of diet and early post-operative ambulation. Outcome measures, length of hospital stay, post-operative surgical stress response [C-reactive protein (CRP)] and post-operative complicat

SUBMITTER: Taupyk Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4487143 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature