The impact of enhanced recovery protocol compliance on elective colorectal cancer resection: Results from an international registry

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A study by Currie et al (2015) evaluated the individual impact of specific patient factors and perioperative enhanced recovery protocol compliance on postoperative outcome after elective primary colorectal cancer resection.

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The impact of enhanced recovery protocol compliance on elective colorectal cancer resection: Results from an international registry

The impact of enhanced recovery protocol compliance on elective colorectal cancer resection: Results from an international registry

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Their evaluation included a total of 1509 colonic and 843 rectal resections, which were undertaken in 13 centres across 6 countries. Their analysis demonstrated that in a large, international cohort of patients, increasing compliance with an ERAS program and the use of laparoscopic surgery independently improved outcomes.