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ArticleHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2013

Effects of introducing an enhanced recovery after surgery programme for patients undergoing open hepatic resection.

Saxon Connor, Andrea Cross, Magdalena Sakowska, David Linscott, Jennifer Woods

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Article in HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Enhanced recovery following liver surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2014
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  4. THERE ARE NO ADVANTAGES BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN LIVER RESECTIONS WITHIN AN ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM (ERAS).Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2021
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  10. Enhanced Recovery via Peripheral Nerve Block for Open Hepatectomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2018
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  12. Perioperative Factors Predicting Prolonged Postoperative Ileus After Major Abdominal Surgery.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2018
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  19. Safety and feasibility of an enhanced recovery pathway after a liver resection: prospective cohort study.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Saxon ConnorDepartment of Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand. saxon.connor@cdhb.govt.nz
Andrea Cross
Magdalena Sakowska
David Linscott
Jennifer Woods

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are coming to represent the standard of care in many surgical procedures, yet data on their use following hepatic surgery are scarce. The aim of this study was to review outcomes after the introduction of an ERAS programme for patients undergoing open hepatic resection.

methodsA retrospective review of patients undergoing open hepatic resection from March 2005 to June 2011 was carried out. The primary outcome measure was total hospital length of stay (LoS) (including readmissions). Principles associated with enhanced recovery after surgery were documented and analysed as independent predictors of hospital LoS.

resultsA total of 120 patients underwent 128 consecutive hepatic resections, 84 (65.6%) of which were performed in patients with underlying colorectal metastases and 64 (50.0%) of which comprised major hepatic resections. The median hospital LoS was reduced from 6 days to 3 days from the first to the fourth quartiles of the study population (P = 0.021). The proportion of patients suffering complications (26.6%) remained constant across the series. Readmissions increased from the first quartile (none of 32 patients) to the fourth quartile (seven of 32 patients) (P = 0.044). Following multivariate analysis, only the development of a complication (P < 0.001), total postoperative i.v. fluid (P = 0.003) and formation of an anastomosis (P = 0.006) were independent predictors of hospital LoS.

conclusionsAn ERAS programme can be successfully applied to patients undergoing open hepatic resection with a reduction in hospital LoS, but an increase in the rate of readmissions.

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Clinical ProtocolsHepatectomyLength of StayPatient ReadmissionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNew ZealandOutcome Assessment, Health CarePerioperative CarePostoperative Care

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PMID23458488
PMCPMC3608984

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