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01-01-2020 | Colorectal Cancer | Reply, Letter to the Editor
Authors’ Reply: Compliance with the ERAS Protocol and 3-Year Survival After Laparoscopic Surgery for Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer
Authors:
Michał Pędziwiatr, Magdalena Pisarska, Olle Ljungqvist
Published in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Issue 1/2020
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We thank Prof. Kehlet for his letter and read with interest his comments on our manuscript [
1]. Concerns were raised about the methodology of our study where the data suggested that better compliance with pre- and intra-operative elements of the ERAS protocol may be associated with improved patient survival in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for non-metastatic colorectal cancer. We agree that there are limitations to this study, but from the comments received, we understand that there are certain issues that have to be clarified. …