Reduced length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery after implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal approach to perioperative
care that combines a range of interventions to enable early mobilization and feeding
after surgery. We investigated the feasibility, clinical effectiveness, and cost savings
of an ERAS program at a major U. S. teaching hospital. METHODS: Data were collected
from consecutive patients undergoing open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery during
2 time periods, before and after implementation of an ERAS protocol. Data collected
included patient demographics, operative, and perioperative surgical and anesthesia
data, need for analgesics, complications, inpatient medical costs, and 30-day readmission
rates. RESULTS: There were 99 patients in the traditional care group, and 142 in the
ERAS group. The median length of stay (LOS) was 5 days in the ERAS group compared
with 7 days in the traditional group (P < 0.001). The reduction in LOS was significant
for both open procedures (median 6 vs 7 days, P = 0.01), and laparoscopic procedures
(4 vs 6 days, P < 0.0001). ERAS patients had fewer urinary tract infections (13% vs
24%, P = 0.03). Readmission rates were lower in ERAS patients (9.8% vs 20.2%, P =
0.02). DISCUSSION: Implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol for colorectal
surgery at a tertiary medical center was associated with a significantly reduced LOS
and incidence of urinary tract infection. This is consistent with that of other studies
in the literature and suggests that enhanced recovery programs could be implemented
successfully and should be considered in U.S. hospitals.
Type
Journal articleSubject
AdultAged
Analgesia, Epidural
Blood Substitutes
Clinical Protocols
Colorectal Surgery
Cost Savings
Costs and Cost Analysis
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy
Length of Stay
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative
Perioperative Care
Sample Size
Survival
Treatment Outcome
United States
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10.1213/ANE.0000000000000206Publication Info
Anstrom, Kevin J; Edwards, R; Eisenstein, EL; Enhanced Recovery Study Group; Gan, Tong Joo; Jin, Juying; ... White, WD (2014). Reduced length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery after implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol. Anesth Analg, 118(5). pp. 1052-1061. 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000206. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10161/8598.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Kevin J. Anstrom
Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
My research interests include clinical trials, cost-benefit analysis, health economics,
semiparametric estimation, and medical informatics.
Tong Joo Gan
Consulting Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology
My current research interests include postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), acute
postoperative pain, clinical pharmacology of anesthetic drugs and resuscitation fluids
as well as database research in postoperative outcomes. Improving Outcome in Surgical
Patients: Nausea and vomiting is regarded as one of the most unpleasant experiences
in postoperative recovery. To date, there is no single antiemetic which can satisfactorily
control PONV. My interests concentrate o
Christopher Ritchie Mantyh
Professor of Surgery
Neurogenic inflammation Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease Neuropeptides Receptors
Vanilloid receptor Substance P Intestinal motility Colorectal cancer outcomes Colon
cancer Rectal cancer
John Migaly
Associate Professor of Surgery
Timothy Ellis Miller
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical and research interests are Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine;
with particular interests in fluid management, and perioperative optimization of the
high-risk non-cardiac surgery patient.
Richard Edward Moon
Professor of Anesthesiology
Research interests include the study of cardiorespiratory function in humans exposed
to environmental conditions ranging from 200 feet of seawater depth to high altitude,
gas exchange during diving, the pathophysiology of high altitude pulmonary edema,
the effect of anesthesia and postoperative analgesia on pulmonary function and monitoring
of tissue oxygenation. Ongoing human studies include the use of fractals to study
breathing patterns during environmental and perioperative stress, mechanism
Julie K. Marosky Thacker
Associate Professor of Surgery
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