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Published in: World Journal of Surgery 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Colorectal Cancer | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Compliance with the ERAS Protocol and 3-Year Survival After Laparoscopic Surgery for Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Author: Henrik Kehlet

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 1/2020

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It is well established that ERAS reduces postoperative complications after colorectal surgery as well as several other studies have shown postoperative complications per se to reduce long-term survival. The present study by Pisarska et al. [1] at first glance makes sense by showing increased ERAS adherence to lead to fewer complications and prolonged survival. However, the methodology of the study in only 350 laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgeries has so many limitations that the conclusion may not be valid regarding the overall conclusion that increased adherence to an ERAS protocol may be associated with long-term survival. …
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Title
Letter to the Editor: Compliance with the ERAS Protocol and 3-Year Survival After Laparoscopic Surgery for Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Author
Henrik Kehlet
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05137-1

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