Annales de chirurgie
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Annales de chirurgie · Mar 2005
Clinical Trial[Fast track rehabilitation in colonic surgery: results of a prospective trial].
In elective large bowel surgery the incidence of general complications with standard perioperative care is up to 27%. Hospital discharge occurs 10 to 15 days after a conventional or laparoscopic colonic resection. The aim of a fast track management is to reduce the number of general complications and the length of hospital stay. ⋯ Application of a fast track rehabilitation protocol lowered the number of general complications and reduced the duration of hospital stay in our study.