Fast-track colonic surgery can be successfully implemented in community hospitals. Two recent studies provide further evidence of the benefits of this fast-track surgical approach on postoperative gastrointestinal recovery after laparoscopic and open procedures. The issue is no longer whether fast-track colonic surgery is better than standard care, but how to improve the approach and its implementation.
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Kehlet, H. Fast-track colonic surgery and the 'knowing–doing' gap. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8, 539–540 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.153
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