Improved outcomes with implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to evaluate surgical outcomes (i.e. length of stay [LOS], 30-day morbidity, mortality, reoperation, and readmission rates) with the use of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway, and determine its association with the rate of compliance to the different ERAS components.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort of patients, who underwent the following elective procedures: stoma reversal (SR), colon resection (CR), and rectal resection (RR). The primary endpoint was to determine the association of compliance to an ERAS pathway and surgical outcomes. These were then retrospectively compared to outcomes prior to the implementation of ERAS.

Results

A total of 267 patients were included in the study. The overall compliance to the ERAS compon

SUBMITTER: Tampo MMT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021849 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature