Project description:Prospective observational multicenter study on the influence of adherence to enhanced recovery pathways on early outcomes (anastomotic leakage, morbidity, mortality, readmission, reoperation rates and length of postoperative stay) after elective colorectal surgery in Italy.
Project description:Elective surgery is the most effective treatment option for colorectal cancer, however it has been recognized to be associated with high morbidity and mortality risks.
ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) is a preoperative multimodality treatment package, which has been well investigated and proved to be effective in reducing early postoperative morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay and hospital costs, as well. Still, a good proportion of patients are not suitable for ERAS program, mainly based on lack of compliance and the impaired physical function before surgery.
Prehabilitation Program is a recently introduced trimodal preoperative preparation (training) program, which addresses improvement of physical, mental and nutritional status of the high risk elective surgery patients.
This study aims to investigate the benefit of all efforts of a 4-6-week preoperative preparation program (Prehabilitation) being added to an established ERAS protocol.
Project description:Conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for colorectal cancer has been demonstrated to be safe and feasible and present minimally invasive benefits including faster recovery, reduced postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay, also acquiring comparable oncologic outcomes with open surgery. To achieve further minimally invasive outcomes, SILS plus one port surgery was attempted by some surgeons. Preliminary results showed that SILS+1 could achieve better minimally invasive benefits than CLS while preserving oncologic feasibility.
Till now, ERAS has been practiced in colorectal cancer surgery for approximately 20 years. Studies have proven that ERAS is safe and significantly improved the recovery course of patients during perioperative period, meanwhile, the expense could be greatly reduced.
Based on ERAS studies protocols and SILS+1 trials, investigators tried to combine SILS+1 with ERAS, hopefully to provide patients with more safe, economic, feasible and rapid surgery and perioperative strategies.
Project description:Primary outcome(s): Compliance rate of ERAS protocolTimepoint: During pre operative, intra operative and post operative period till discharge of the patient
Project description:The study assesses the impact on quality of care of implementing the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol for colorectal cancer surgery in the network of public hospitals in the Regione Piemonte (North-West Italy). Every hospital is a cluster entering the study treating patients according to its current clinical practice. On the basis of a randomized order, each hospital switches from current clinical practice to the adoption of the ERAS protocol.
Project description:BackgroundPatient Blood Management (PBM) is a systematic quality improving clinical model to reduce anemia and avoid transfusions in all kinds of clinical settings. Here, we investigated the potential of PBM in oncologic surgery and hypothesized that PBM improves 2-year overall survival (OS).MethodsRetrospective analysis of patients 2 years before and after PBM implementation. The primary endpoint was OS at 2 years after surgery. We identified a sample size of 824 to detect a 10% improvement in survival in the PBM group.ResultsThe analysis comprised of 836 patients that underwent oncologic surgery, 389 before and 447 after PBM, was implemented. Patients in the PBM+ presented significantly more frequent with normal hemoglobin values before surgery than PBM- (56.6 vs. 35.7%; p < 0.001). The number of transfusions was significantly reduced from 5.5 ± 11.1 to 3.0 ± 6.9 units/patient (p < 0.001); moreover, the percentage of patients being transfused during the clinic stay was significantly reduced from 62.4 to 40.9% (p < 0.001). Two-year OS was significantly better in the PBM+ and increased from 67.0 to 80.1% (p = 0.001). A normal hemoglobin value (> 12 g/dl in female and > 13 g/dl in male) before surgery (HR 0.43, 95% CI 0.29-0.65, p < 0.001) was the only independent predictive factor positively affecting survival.ConclusionsPBM is a quality improvement tool that is associated with better mid-term surgical oncologic outcome. The root cause for improvement is the increase of patients entering surgery with normal hemoglobin values.
Project description:Several recent studies have shown that the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol reduces morbidity and mortality and shortens the length of stay compared to conventional recovery strategy (pre-ERAS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the implementation of this protocol on 3-year overall survival and postoperative outcome in patients undergoing colorectal resection for cancer.
Project description:Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Europe and the third worldwide. Approximately 1 in 20 men and 1 in 35 women will develop colorectal cancer at some moment in their life. In Flanders, in 2014, there was an increase in the detection of colorectal cancer with 21% compared to 2013. Early detection improves the prognosis for the patient. In this early stage, colorectal surgery is one of the most important treatments, but it is also complex and has a high complication rate. However, over the last decade, surgical care for patients with colorectal cancer has become more standardized. The use of structured care methods, such as care pathways and protocols, has helped in standardizing care processes. Specifically for patients with colorectal cancer, perioperative care has shifted with the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs. The goal of ERAS- protocols is to optimize the interventions during the perioperative hospitalization period and reduce postoperative complications. Despite the increasing evidence in favor of the use of these standardized protocols, adherence and implementation in daily practice remains challenging.
The primary goal of this quality improvement project is to enhance the standardization of key interventions in the ERAS care process for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
Therefore, adherence to the ERAS-guidelines will be investigated and hospitals will receive feedback to set up improvement initiatives. Moreover, interactive group sessions and on-site training activities will stimulate knowledge sharing and define best practices.
Project description:Background: A few randomized clinical trials and meta-analysis provide evidence for enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) in colorectal surgery. Most of the evidence, however, relies on non-randomized controlled studies that have control groups being either historical or operated on at different facilities. The aim of this study was to compare a prospective series of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery according to ERPs, with a coeval retrospective series of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in a different ward at the same hospital.
The primary outcome was hospital length of stay, which was used as a proxy of functional recovery. Secondary outcomes included: postoperative complications, readmission rate, mortality, and adherence to the protocol.
Materials and Methods: A prospective series of consecutive patients (N = 100) undergoing elective colorectal resection completing a standardized ERP in 2013-2015 (ERP Group) will be compared to patients (N = 100) operated at the same institution in the same period with a traditional perioperative care protocol (Non-ERP group). Despite different surgeons and ward nurses, the two groups shared the same anaesthesiologists and were located in separate wards. The exclusion criteria were: >80 years old, ASA score of IV, a stage IV TNM, and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Project description:ERAS (Embryonic stem (ES) cell-expressed Ras) is a constitutively active member of the Ras family that is not expressed in adult tissues, and has been involved in breast cancer. ERAS was introduced in breast MCF10A cells using a lentiviral vector under the control of the beta actin promoter