Fast-track Perioperative Program for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
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Background:
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been shown by randomized trials to be associated with better short-term clinical outcomes when compared with open surgery. However, in a traditional perioperative care setting, the reduction in hospital stay following laparoscopic surgery in these trials was modest. Fast-track perioperative programs have been introduced in the West to optimize perioperative factors to reduce the physiological/psychological stress of open colorectal surgery. However, few studies have evaluated the impact of fast-track programs on the outcomes after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Objective:
To compare the clinical and immunological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with a "traditional" vs. a "fast-track" perioperative program.
Design:
Prospective randomized trial.
Subjects:
One hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of non-metastatic colonic and upper rectal cancer will be recruited.
Interventions:
Patients will be randomized to a "traditional" or a "fast-track" perioperative program.
Outcome measures:
Primary outcome: total postoperative hospital stay, including hospital stay of patients who are readmitted within 30 days after surgery. Secondary outcomes: immunological parameters (including systemic cytokine response and cell-mediated immune function), morbidity and mortality, quality of life, and medical costs.
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Inclusion criteria
- Consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of colonic and upper rectal cancer,
- Age of patients between 18 and 75 years
- Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists grading I-II
- Patients with no severe physical disability
- Patients who require no assistance with the activities of daily living
- Informed consent available
Exclusion criteria
- Patients undergoing laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision, abdominoperineal resection, or total/proctocolectomy
- Patients with planned stoma creation
- Patients undergoing emergency surgery
- Patients with known metastatic disease
- Patients with previous history of abdominal surgery
- Patients with known immunological dysfunction
- Patients who are taking steroids or immunosuppressive agents
- Patients with chronic pain syndrome
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Interventional model
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128 participants in 2 patient groups
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