The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for patients undergoing major elective open colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-440

  Varadhan, Krishna K ^a   Neal, Keith R ^a   Dejong, Cornelius H C ^b   Fearon, Kenneth C H ^c   Ljungqvist, Olle ^d   Lobo, Dileep N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Complications; Enhanced recovery programs; Fast track; Hospital stay; Meta analysis; Outcome; Traditional care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECTAL DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954936779     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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