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Martin, Thomas, Lorenz, Talya, Ferraro, Jane, Chagin, Kevin, Lampman, Richard, Emery, Karen, Zurkan, Joan, Boyd, Jami, Montgomery, Karin, Lang, Rachel, Vandewarker, James, Cleary, Robert, Martin, Thomas D, Lampman, Richard M, Emery, Karen L, Zurkan, Joan E, Boyd, Jami L, Lang, Rachel E, Vandewarker, James F, Cleary, Robert K |
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Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques; Sep2016, Vol. 30 Issue 9, p4019-4028, 10p, 5 Charts |
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Background: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) are thought to improve surgical outcomes by standardizing perioperative patient care established in evidence-based literature. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a colorectal surgery ERP on hospital length of stay (LOS) and other patient outcomes.Methods: This is a comparative effectiveness study of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery 2 years prior (pre-ERP group) and 2 years after (ERP group) implementation of an ERP program. The primary outcome was hospital LOS. Secondary outcomes included postoperative complications, 30-day readmissions, and 30-day reoperations. Multivariable regression analyses were utilized to control for patient factors, general health factors, diagnosis, surgeon, colon versus rectal operations, and open versus minimally invasive operations-laparoscopic and robotic. An ERP checklist was developed to track adherence to components of the pathway.Results: The study population included 1036 patients: 523 in the pre-ERP group and 513 in the ERP group. Unadjusted LOS was significantly shorter in the ERP group than the control pre-ERP group [3 (IQR 3.5) vs 5 days (IQR 4.6); p < 0.0001]. Multivariable regression analysis confirmed the reduction in LOS, controlling for age, colon/rectum procedure, open/laparoscopic/robotic approach, primary diagnosis, and alvimopan use. Postoperative outcomes were not significantly different between groups except for 30-day readmissions, which were unexpectedly higher in the ERP group (14.6 vs 8.7 %, p = 0.04).Conclusions: A newly implemented ERP on a dedicated colorectal surgery service in an academic non-university hospital setting resulted in shorter hospital LOS, but increased readmissions, for patients undergoing elective open and minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery. Future multi-institutional studies are needed to understand the impact of ERP on postoperative complications and readmissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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