A systematic review of enhanced recovery care after colorectal surgery in elderly patients

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 947-956

  Bagnall, N M ^a   Malietzis, G ^a,b   Kennedy, R H ^a,b   Athanasiou, T ^a   Faiz, O ^a,b   Darzi, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Elderly; Enhanced recovery

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; COLON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RECTUM; SURGERY; TIME FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTUM; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84911862582     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12718     Document Type: Review

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