July 20, 2009Current Opinion in Critical Care
Multimodal approach to postoperative recovery
Why the study?
Does a multimodal fast-track methodology improve postoperative recovery and decrease hospital stay and morbidity in surgical patients?
Population
Patients undergoing surgical procedures, especially colorectal procedures
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Fast-track protocols may shorten stays in colorectal surgery; leaves open optimal strategies for broader implementation.
Structured PICO
Does a multimodal fast-track methodology improve postoperative recovery and decrease hospital stay and morbidity in surgical patients?
P
Population
Patients undergoing surgical procedures, especially colorectal procedures
I
Intervention
Multimodal interventions to improve postoperative outcome (fast-track methodology)
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Outcome
Postoperative recovery, hospital stay, and morbidity
Procedure-specific standardization of perioperative care programs (fast-track methodology) improves postoperative outcomes and should be adopted more widely.
Cite This Study
Henrik Kehlet (2009) studied this question.