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SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2015

A meta-analysis of fast track surgery for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy.

S Chen, Z Zou, F Chen, Z Huang, G Li

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Synthesis in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Enhanced recovery after surgery-Does the ERAS concept keep its promises].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021
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  5. [Application Effect of Fast Track Surgery for Patients with Lung Cancer: 
A Meta-analysis].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2016
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  12. Application and Evaluation of a Care Plan for Enhanced Recovery After Thyroidectomy.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S ChenZhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Z Zou
F Chen
Z Huang
G Li
Zhujiang Hospital · CNNanfang Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis meta-analysis evaluated the safety and efficacy of fast track surgery (FTS) for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy.

methodsRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) published between 1 January 1995 and 21 June 2013 comparing FTS with conventional perioperative care for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy were identified in the PubMed, Embase™ and Cochrane Library databases, and were analysed systematically using RevMan software (Nordic Cochrane Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark).

resultsSeven RCTs (524 patients) were analysed. Compared with conventional perioperative care, FTS treatment with/without laparoscopy was associated with shorter postoperative hospitalisation, less hospitalisation expenditure (both p<0.00001), less pain and better quality of life. Short-term morbidity and readmission rates did not differ between treatments. No incidents of death occurred during the short-term follow-up period.

conclusionsIn patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy, the FTS pathway reduces the length and cost of postoperative hospitalisation while maintaining short-term morbidity, readmission and mortality rates comparable with those of conventional care.

Indexed as

Stomach NeoplasmsGastrectomyHospitalizationHospital MortalityHumansLaparoscopyTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID25519256
PMCPMC4473895
OpenAlexW2038303177

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