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Observational Study
. 2021 Feb;92(2):158-167.
doi: 10.1007/s00104-020-01216-5.

[Perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery program for Ivor Lewis esophagectomy : First experiences of a high-volume center]

[Article in German]
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Observational Study

[Perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery program for Ivor Lewis esophagectomy : First experiences of a high-volume center]

[Article in German]
C Mallmann et al. Chirurg. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Background and objective: Transthoracic esophagectomy is generally accepted as the standard of surgical care for patients with esophageal cancer. Despite improvements in the perioperative management this surgical procedure is associated with a clinically relevant morbidity. Fast-track protocols (synonym: enhanced recovery after surgery, ERAS) are conceived to perioperatively maintain the physiological homoeostasis and thereby to accelerate postoperative rehabilitation and reduce morbidity. In this prospective observational study the initial experiences of a high-volume center with the implementation of an ERAS protocol after transthoracic esophagectomy were analyzed.

Material and methods: A total of 26 patients with esophageal cancer and a low index of comorbidities prior to hybrid Ivor Lewis esophagectomy were included in this study. According to an ERAS protocol all patients underwent a standardized perioperative treatment pathway aiming to discharge the patients from the inpatient treatment on postoperative day 10. The primary outcome parameter was the rate of major complications (Clavien-Dindo IIIb/IV), which was compared to a cohort of 52 non-ERAS patients.

Results and conclusion: The ERAS programs with the various core elements can be implemented in patients scheduled for transthoracic esophagectomy, although the organizational and personnel expenditure of this fast-track protocol is high. The length of hospital stay appears to be reduced without compromising patient safety. The limiting variable of the ERAS protocol remains the early and adequate enteral feeding load of the gastric conduit before discharge on postoperative day 10.

Zusammenfassung: HINTERGRUND UND FRAGESTELLUNG: Die transthorakale Ösophagektomie ist gegenwärtig der chirurgische Standard in der Behandlung des Ösophaguskarzinoms. Dieses operative Verfahren ist trotz Verbesserungen im perioperativen Management mit einer klinisch relevanten Morbidität assoziiert. „Fast-track“-Protokolle (Synonym: „enhanced recovery after surgery“, ERAS) sind konzipiert, um perioperativ die physiologische Homöostase zu erhalten und damit die postoperative Rehabilitation zu beschleunigen. In dieser prospektiven Beobachtungsstudie werden die ersten Erfahrungen eines High-volume-Zentrums bei der Umsetzung eines ERAS-Programms nach transthorakaler Ösophagektomie analysiert.

Material und methoden: Insgesamt 26 Patienten mit Ösophaguskarzinom und geringer Komorbidität wurden vor geplanter Hybrid-Ivor-Lewis-Ösophagektomie in diese Studie eingeschlossen. Entsprechend einem ERAS-Protokoll wurde bei allen Patienten ein standardisierter perioperativer Behandlungspfad mit dem Ziel implementiert, die Patienten am 10. postoperativen Tag aus der stationären Behandlung zu entlassen. Primärer Outcomeparameter war die Rate der „major complications“ (Clavien-Dindo IIIb/IV), die mit einem Kontrollkollektiv von 52 Non-ERAS-Patienten verglichen wurden.

Ergebnisse und diskussion: ERAS-Programme sind mit ihren Kernelementen bei der transthorakalen Ösophagektomie umsetzbar, der organisatorische und personelle Aufwand zur Umsetzung dieses „Fast-track“-Protokolls ist hoch. Die Krankenhausverweildauer scheint mit diesem Programm verkürzt zu werden, ohne dass die Sicherheit des Patienten beeinträchtigt wird. Die limitierende Determinante ist die frühe und kalorisch ausreichende enterale Belastung des hochgezogenen Schlauchmagens bis zum Zeitpunkt der Entlassung am 10. postoperativen Tag.

Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Fast-track surgery; Perioperative management; Postoperative morbidity.

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