Application of fast-track surgery in perioperative period of colon cancer: a randomized controlled clinical trial

VernacularTitle:加速康复外科理念在结肠癌患者围手术期应用的随机对照临床研究
Author: Dan ZHOU ; Tingyong TANG ; Xiaoxi FAN ; Shufeng JI ; Mengchuan WANG ; Aiguo WU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Colon neoplasms; Fast-Track Surgery; Perioperative care; Surgical procedures,operative; Randomized controlled trials as topic
From: International Journal of Surgery 2013;40(11):751-754
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective This study was designed to compare the safety and efficacy of fast track surgery (FTS) with conventional perioperative management in colonl cancer patients undergoing radical resection.Methods From May 2011 to May 2013,66 patients with colorectal cancer were randomly assigned to FTS group and control group.Outcomes were assessed by length of postoperative hospital stay,medical cost,nutritional status,gut function,and postoperative complication.Results FTS group was associated with a significantly shorter postoperative hospital stay,lessmedical cost,earlier first passage of flatus,less loss of body weight in the postoperative period compared with control group,and there were no differences in morbidity or mortality between two groups.Conclusion The radical resection under the guidence of fast track rehabilitation is safe and effective method.Significantly reduce patients' perioparative stess response and accelerate the recovery.