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ArticleClinics in colon and rectal surgery2009

Fast track colorectal surgery.

Timothy C Counihan, Joanne Favuzza

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Article in Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Preliminary experience of fast-track surgery combined with laparoscopy-assisted radical distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2012
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  10. Fast-track for the modern colorectal department.World journal of surgery · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy C CounihanDepartment of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA. tcounihan@bhs1.org
Joanne Favuzza
Berkshire Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A "fast track" colon surgery program is the global package of perioperative care encompassing preoperative, operative, and postoperative techniques, which in aggregate result in fewer complications, a reduction in cost, less postoperative pain, a reduction in the hospital length of stay, and quicker return to work and normal activities. Results of fast track programs have shown significant advantages; however, strong evidence is forthcoming. Implementation of a fast track program requires a significant commitment and a multidisciplinary approach. Fast track principles may also be applied to anorectal surgery with good results.

Indexed as

Fast trackpain reductionrecovery

Identifiers

PMID20119558
PMCPMC2780234
OpenAlexW1985205251

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Registered trials

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