TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of laparoscopy on adherence to an enhanced recovery pathway and readiness for discharge in elective colorectal surgery
T2 - Results from the PeriOperative Italian Society registry
AU - Braga, Marco
AU - Borghi, Felice
AU - Scatizzi, Marco
AU - Missana, Giancarlo
AU - Guicciardi, Marco Azzola
AU - Bona, Stefano
AU - Ficari, Ferdinando
AU - Maspero, Marianna
AU - Pecorelli, Nicolò
AU - Pellegrino, Luca
AU - Radrizzani, Danilo
AU - Beretta, Luigi
AU - Casiraghi, Umberto
AU - Muratore, Andrea
AU - Crespi, Michele
AU - Iuliani, Riccardo
AU - Bima, Carlo
AU - Bouzari, Hedayat
AU - Ceretti, Andrea Pisani
AU - On behalf of the PeriOperative Italian Society
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Introduction: Previous studies reported that laparoscopic surgery (LPS) improved postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery within an enhanced recovery program (ERP). However, the effect of minimally invasive surgery on each ERP item has not been clarified, yet. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of LPS on adherence to ERP items and recovery as measured by time to readiness for discharge (TRD). Methods: Prospectively collected data entered in an electronic Italian registry specifically designed for ERP were reviewed. Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery were divided into three groups: successful laparoscopy, conversion to open surgery, primary open surgery. Adherence to 19 ERP elements and postoperative outcomes were compared among groups. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify whether LPS had an independent role to improve ERP adherence and postoperative outcomes. Results: 714 patients (successful LPS 531, converted 42, open 141) underwent elective colorectal surgery within an ERP. Epidural analgesia was used in the 75.1% of open group patients versus 49.9% of LPS group patients (p = 0.012). After surgery, oral feeding recovery, i.v. fluids suspension, removal of both urinary and epidural catheters occurred earlier in the LPS group both in the overall series and in uneventful patients only. Mean TRD and length of hospital stay were significantly shorter in the LPS group (p < 0.001 for both). Overall morbidity rate was 18.7% in the LPS group versus 32.6% in the open group (p = 0.001). At multivariate analysis, LPS was significantly associated to an increased adherence to postoperative ERP items, a shorter TRD, and a reduced overall morbidity, whereas rectal surgery and new stoma formation impaired postoperative recovery. Conclusions: The present study showed that a successful laparoscopic procedure had an independent role to increase the adherence to postoperative ERP and to improve short-term postoperative outcome.
AB - Introduction: Previous studies reported that laparoscopic surgery (LPS) improved postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery within an enhanced recovery program (ERP). However, the effect of minimally invasive surgery on each ERP item has not been clarified, yet. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of LPS on adherence to ERP items and recovery as measured by time to readiness for discharge (TRD). Methods: Prospectively collected data entered in an electronic Italian registry specifically designed for ERP were reviewed. Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery were divided into three groups: successful laparoscopy, conversion to open surgery, primary open surgery. Adherence to 19 ERP elements and postoperative outcomes were compared among groups. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify whether LPS had an independent role to improve ERP adherence and postoperative outcomes. Results: 714 patients (successful LPS 531, converted 42, open 141) underwent elective colorectal surgery within an ERP. Epidural analgesia was used in the 75.1% of open group patients versus 49.9% of LPS group patients (p = 0.012). After surgery, oral feeding recovery, i.v. fluids suspension, removal of both urinary and epidural catheters occurred earlier in the LPS group both in the overall series and in uneventful patients only. Mean TRD and length of hospital stay were significantly shorter in the LPS group (p < 0.001 for both). Overall morbidity rate was 18.7% in the LPS group versus 32.6% in the open group (p = 0.001). At multivariate analysis, LPS was significantly associated to an increased adherence to postoperative ERP items, a shorter TRD, and a reduced overall morbidity, whereas rectal surgery and new stoma formation impaired postoperative recovery. Conclusions: The present study showed that a successful laparoscopic procedure had an independent role to increase the adherence to postoperative ERP and to improve short-term postoperative outcome.
KW - Colorectal surgery
KW - Enhanced recovery pathway
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Length of hospital stay
KW - Postoperative complications
KW - Time to readiness for discharge
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U2 - 10.1007/s00464-017-5486-0
DO - 10.1007/s00464-017-5486-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85015044164
VL - 31
SP - 4393
EP - 4399
JO - Surgical Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Endoscopy
SN - 0930-2794
IS - 11
ER -