YANG Tinghan 1,2,3 , ZHOU Yin 1,2,3 , YU Xi 1,2,3 , HAO Jin 1,2,4 , WANG Xiaodong 1,2 , LI Li 1,2
  • 1.Center of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;;
  • 2.West China Hospital MCQ Team, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;;
  • 3.West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;;
  • 4. West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.;
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Objective  To discuss the clinical outcome of fast-track surgery for low/super-low rectal cancer. Methods  Between October 2007 and December 2008, 120 patients underwent low/super-low rectal cancer resection without formation of stoma in the West China Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Postoperative early rehabilitations were compared between fast-track group and traditional group. Results  In early rehabilitations, time of first passing flatus, ambulation, oral intake, and pulling out urinary catheter and the hospital stay in fast-track group were significantly earlier than those in traditional group (P lt;0.05), while there was no significant difference in time of using nasogastric tubes or drains (P gt;0.05). There was also no significant difference in postoperative morbidity of complications between the 2 groups (P gt;0.05). Conclusion  Fast-track surgery for low/super-low rectal cancer is safe and can accelerate recovery with decreased length of hospital stay.

Citation: YANG Tinghan,ZHOU Yin,YU Xi,HAO Jin,WANG Xiaodong,LI Li. Clinical Outcome of Fast-Track Surgery for Low/Super-Low Rectal Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(6): 618-621. doi: Copy