Comprehensive enhanced recovery pathway significantly reduces postoperative length of stay and opioid usage in elective laparoscopic colectomy.

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Published in Surg Endosc on December 06, 2014

Authors

Martin P Alvarez1, Katherine E Foley, D Mark Zebley, Steven A Fassler

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Road, Price Bldg, Suite 604, Abington, PA, 19001, USA, malvarez@amh.org.

Associated clinical trials:

A Prospective Pilot Study of a Non-Narcotic Post-Operative Course After Colectomy | NCT05200806

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