What question did this study set out to answer?

To determine the effect of implementing an enhanced recovery protocol on postoperative hospital stay and complications following colorectal surgery.

April 23, 2014Anesthesia & AnalgesiaOpen Access

Reduced Length of Hospital Stay in Colorectal Surgery after Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol

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Why the study?

Does an enhanced recovery protocol reduce length of hospital stay and urinary tract infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery?

Population

Patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a tertiary medical center

Design

Cohort

Authors

TMTimothy E. MillerHeart Failure & Transplant JTJulie K. ThackerVirginia Department of Health WWWilliam D. WhiteAugusta University

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Implication

May support adoption in colorectal surgery; extends observational data but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.

Key Points

To determine the effect of implementing an enhanced recovery protocol on postoperative hospital stay and complications following colorectal surgery.
Assessed clinical outcomes before and after introducing an enhanced recovery protocol for colorectal surgery at a tertiary medical center.
Tracked post-implementation outcomes focused on total length of hospital stay and urinary tract infection rates.
Protocol implementation was associated with a statistically significant reduction in post-surgical length of hospital stay.
Postoperative incidence of urinary tract infections decreased significantly following protocol adoption.

Structured PICO

Does an enhanced recovery protocol reduce length of hospital stay and urinary tract infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery?

Population

Patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a tertiary medical center

Intervention

Enhanced recovery protocol

Outcome

Length of hospital stay (LOS) and incidence of urinary tract infection

Enhanced recovery protocols can be successfully implemented to reduce length of stay and urinary tract infections in colorectal surgery.

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Miller et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de7df51d9bba5129b0c2d0 https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000000206

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Reduced Length of Hospital Stay in Colorectal Surgery after Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol

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