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Xiaobing Yin1, Yiqiong Zhao1, Xiaoping Zhu1
1Department of Nursing of the Tenth People's Hospital affiliated with Tong Ji University, 301 Yanchang Rd, Shanghai 200072, People's Republic of China.
Objective:
We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials assessing the clinical results of fast track protocol (FTP) and standard care (SC) in patients undergoing elective open colorectal resection using meta-analysis.
Method:
A literature search for electronic databases and references for eligible studies was conducted through Medline, Embase and Cochrane library between 1966 and 2013.
Result:
A total of 9 randomized controlled trials (n=947 patients) were included. From the pooled results, we obtained: FTP showed significantly better results compared to SC in terms of postoperative complications, total hospital stay as well as time for flatus, defecation, and soft diet. However, no difference in the incidence of readmission was observed. Postoperative rate of death within 4 weeks did not differ significantly between two groups.
Conclusion:
The current evidence of this meta-analysis suggested that fast track protocol after colorectal surgery pathways might be able to reduce postoperative complication rates, length of hospital stay as well as time for gut function recovery without affecting readmission rate or mortality compared to standard care.
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