title: [Clinical use of fast-track surgery in colorectal cancer patients:report of 116 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the efficacy and safety of fast-track surgery(FTS) in patients with colorectal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixteen patients with colorectal cancer underwent colorectal operation between June 2006 and May 2008. FTS procedures were used in these patients during the study period. Data were retrospectively analyzed pertaining to post-operative hospital stay and operative complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median postoperative hospital stay was (5.6+/-5.4)(range 1-54) d. Fourteen patients(12.1%) had postoperative complications, in which the rate of anastomotic leakage and wound infection was 1.7% and 2.6% respectively. 30-day readmission rate was 1.7%, and the 30-day mortality was 0.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fast-track surgery is feasible in an unselected patient population undergoing elective colorectal cancer resection without compromising surgical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Medical School, Nanjing 210002, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Li-fei
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Jie-shou
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies