Comprehensive enhanced recovery pathway significantly reduces postoperative length of stay and opioid usage in elective laparoscopic colectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2506-2511

  Alvarez, Martin P ^a   Foley, Katherine E ^a   Zebley, D Mark ^a   Fassler, Steven A ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced recovery pathway; Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Transversus abdominis plane block

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCED RECOVERY PATHWAY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; COLECTOMY; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84939522913     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-4006-8     Document Type: Article

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