Enhanced recovery pathways optimize health outcomes and resource utilization: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in colorectal surgery

Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 830-840

  Adamina, Michel ^a,b   Kehlet, Henrik ^c   Tomlinson, George A ^d   Senagore, Anthony J ^e   Delaney, Conor P ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENHANCED RECOVERY PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

BAYES THEOREM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957765082     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.11.003     Document Type: Review

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