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Comparative Study
[A survey of perioperative therapy for elective colon resection in Germany, 2006].
- T Hasenberg, P Rittler, S Post, K W Jauch, M Senkal, C Spies, W Schwenk, and E Shang.
- Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. till.hasenberg@chir.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
- Chirurg. 2007 Sep 1; 78 (9): 818-26.
BackgroundDespite the evidence that fast-track concepts in colon surgery lead to an enhanced recovery rate, there is no information on the prevalence and utilization of such programs in Germany.MethodsBased on a conventional sigmoid resection, we asked 1,270 surgical departments in Germany to describe their standard surgical procedures in a questionnaire.ResultsThe response rate was 385 (30.31%). A total of 96% use a bowel preparation, 83% a vertical incision, 10% use a nasogastric decompression for longer then 1 day, 34% avoid intra-abdominal drains, 51% allow clear fluids on the day of surgery, 13% offer solid food on the first day after surgery, 75% use epidural analgesia and 47% discharge the patients by the seventh day after surgery.ConclusionAlthough there is an evident benefit using fast-track concepts, they are not yet in wide use as a standard procedure. Further efforts have to be made to ensure that the majority of patients will benefit from these concepts.
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