Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A multicentre comparison of a fast track or conventional postoperative protocol following laparoscopic or open elective surgery for colorectal cancer surgery.
The introduction of multimodal or fast track (FT) rehabilitation and laparoscopy in colorectal surgery has improved patient recovery and shortened hospital stay (HS). This study aimed to determine the influence of laparoscopic or open surgery on the postoperative recovery of colorectal cancer patients having a conventional care (CC) or FT protocol in the postoperative period. ⋯ Colorectal cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery within a multimodal rehabilitation protocol experienced the shortest HS and the lowest morbidity.
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A prospective phase II study to investigate the feasibility and the rate of complete pathological response (ypT0) after short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) followed by surgery at 8 weeks. ⋯ In this study, SCRT followed by delayed surgery was feasible and had acceptable toxicity. All patients underwent complete surgical resection and 100% had negative pathological margins. The rate of ypT0 was 10%.