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J. Carter, S. Philp and V. Arora, “Early Discharge after Major Gynaecological Surgery: Advantages of Fast Track Surgery,” Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011, pp. 1-5.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2011.11001

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• TITLE: A 5-Year Review of Gynaecological Oncology Patients Managed by a Fast Track Surgery Program

  AUTHORS: Jonathan Carter, Shannon Philp, Rachel O’Connell

  KEYWORDS: Fast Track Surgery; Enhanced Recovery; Optimized Recovery

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol.5 No.1, January 15, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive 5-year audit of patients undergoing laparotomy for suspected or confirmed gynaecological malignancy to document the frequency and incidence of adverse events and to investigate factors associated with shorter length of stay and readmission to hospital. Methods: A 5-year surgical audit of the period commencing 2008 and concluding 2012. All patients undergoing laparotomy were included in the audit without exclusions. Approval was granted by the local Ethics Review Committee. Results: Four hundred and twenty-seven patients underwent laparotomy for suspected or confirmed gynaecological malignancy and were managed by Fast Track Surgery (FTS) principles. Average age was 54.8 years and average weight and BMI were 73.4 kg and 28.1 respectively. Ultimately 254 (59%) patients had confirmed malignancy. Average surgery duration was 2.36 hours and average estimated blood loss (EBL) at surgery was 262 mL. Median and mean LOS was 3.0 and 3.5 days respectively with 125 (29%) patients discharged on day 2. Overall transfusion rate was 5%. Other adverse events in decreasing frequency were hospital readmission (3.7%), significant wound infection (3%) and unplanned High Dependency Unit (HDU) admission (1.4%). All other adverse events were uncommon with rates