Impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery System for Colorectal Surgery

Conditions

• ColoRectal Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Enhanced Recovery protocol — OTHER
  The Enhanced Recovery protocol focuses on many areas or perioperative care, including non-narcotic pain management, optimization of fluid balance throughout the perioperative course, early eating, ambulation, early removal of drains postoperatively, and preoperative patient education.

Study Details

This is an observational study to look at the impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery system for colorectal surgery (Group 1) in shortening hospital length of stay, reducing postoperative narcotic consumption, lowering Visual Analog Scale scores, decreasing the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and reducing 30-day readmission when compared to patients who had colorectal surgery performed at UAMS prior to the implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery system (Group 2). This is a retrospective study using de-identified records and therefore will not require subject enrollment and is NOT Human Subjects Research.

Key Dates

Start date

Mar 1, 2017

Status verified

Aug 2025

Primary completion

Jul 1, 2028

Completion

Jul 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants (estimated)

Arms

• Arm: Enhanced Recovery
  Those subjects who had major colorectal surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences after Enhanced Recovery After Surgery implementation, between the dates of June 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016
• Arm: pre-Enhanced Recovery
  Those subjects who had major colorectal surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences prior to Enhanced Recovery After Surgery implementation between the dates of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

Primary Outcome Measure

Hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: 30 days from the conclusion of the surgical procedure ]

Central Contacts

• Greg Mehaffey, MD
  5016867616
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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