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  • Oncology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

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  • Accelerated rehabilitation protocols, also known as fast-track surgery, aim to optimize patient recovery after surgical procedures.
  • Adapting these protocols in specialized departments like thoracic surgery presents unique challenges and opportunities for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the experience and outcomes of implementing an accelerated rehabilitation protocol in a thoracic surgery department.
  • To evaluate the initial effectiveness and feasibility of the fast-track protocol in a real-world clinical setting.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of 252 patients undergoing lung resections between February and December 2019 was conducted.
  • Patient data included demographics, cancer type (primary non-small cell lung cancer or secondary malignant neoplasms), and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk grading.
  • Surgical procedures, complication rates, mortality, and postoperative hospital stay were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Lobectomy was the most common procedure (147 patients), with a median postoperative hospital stay of 7 days.
  • The 30-day postoperative complication rate was 7.5% (19/252 patients), and the 30-day mortality rate was 1.98% (5/252 patients).
  • A significant portion of patients (75.2%) were classified as ASA grade III, indicating a higher anesthetic risk.

Conclusions:

  • The initial implementation of an accelerated rehabilitation protocol in thoracic surgery yielded manageable complication and mortality rates.
  • Successful and sustained benefits of the fast-track protocol depend on continuous monitoring, multidisciplinary team collaboration, and analysis of long-term results.
  • The protocol's full potential can be realized through ongoing evaluation and adaptation over a 6-12 month period.