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Huepenbecker SP, Iniesta MD, Wang XS, Cain KE, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Shen SE, Basabe MS, Suki T, Garcia Lopez JE, Mena GE, Lasala JD, Williams LA, Ramirez PT, Meyer LA. Longitudinal perioperative patient-reported outcomes in open compared with minimally invasive hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024; 230:241.e1-241.e18. [PMID: 37827271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are few prospective studies in the gynecologic surgical literature that compared patient-reported outcomes between open and minimally invasive hysterectomies within enhanced recovery after surgery pathways. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare prospectively collected perioperative patient-reported symptom burden and interference measures in open compared with minimally invasive hysterectomy cohorts within enhanced recovery after surgery pathways. STUDY DESIGN We compared patient-reported symptom burden and functional interference in 646 patients who underwent a hysterectomy (254 underwent open surgery and 392 underwent minimally invasive surgery) for benign and malignant indications under enhanced recovery after surgery protocols. Outcomes were prospectively measured using the validated MD Anderson Symptom Inventory, which was administered perioperatively up to 8 weeks after surgery. Cohorts were compared using Fisher exact and chi-squared tests, adjusted longitudinal generalized linear mixed modeling, and Kaplan Meier curves to model return to no or mild symptoms. RESULTS The open cohort had significantly worse preoperative physical functional interference (P=.001). At the time of hospital discharge postoperatively, the open cohort reported significantly higher mean symptom severity scores and more moderate or severe scores for overall (P<.001) and abdominal pain (P<.001), fatigue (P=.001), lack of appetite (P<.001), bloating (P=.041), and constipation (P<.001) when compared with the minimally invasive cohort. The open cohort also had significantly higher interference in physical functioning (score 5.0 vs 2.7; P<.001) than the minimally invasive cohort at the time of discharge with no differences in affective interference between the 2 groups. In mixed modeling analysis of the first 7 postoperative days, both cohorts reported improved symptom burden and functional interference over time with generally slower recovery in the open cohort. From 1 to 8 postoperative weeks, the open cohort had worse mean scores for all evaluated symptoms and interference measures except for pain with urination, although scores indicated mild symptomatic burden and interference in both cohorts. The time to return to no or mild symptoms was significantly longer in the open cohort for overall pain (14 vs 4 days; P<.001), fatigue (8 vs 4 days; P<.001), disturbed sleep (2 vs 2 days; P<.001), and appetite (1.5 vs 1 days; P<.001) but was significantly longer in the minimally invasive cohort for abdominal pain (42 vs 28 days; P<.001) and bloating (42 vs 8 days; P<.001). The median time to return to no or mild functional interference was longer in the open than in the minimally invasive hysterectomy cohort for physical functioning (36 vs 32 days; P<.001) with no difference in compositive affective functioning (5 vs 5 days; P=.07) between the groups. CONCLUSION Open hysterectomy was associated with increased symptom burden in the immediate postoperative period and longer time to return to no or mild symptom burden and interference with physical functioning. However, all patient-reported measures improved within days to weeks of both open and minimally invasive surgery and differences were not always clinically significant.
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- Sarah P Huepenbecker
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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Lee PS, Brunette LL, Sriprasert I, Eloustaz M, Deshpande R, Adams C, Muderspach L, Roman L, Dickerson S, Kim MP. Benefits of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway With Quadratus Lumborum Blocks for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e49183. [PMID: 38130508 PMCID: PMC10733622 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the effect of the implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol among patients receiving minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING This retrospective cohort study was performed in a tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS A total of 328 females who underwent minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries requiring at least one overnight stay at Keck Hospital of University of Southern California (USC), California, USA, from 2016 to 2020 were included in this study. INTERVENTIONS The institutional ERAS protocol was implemented in late 2018. A total of 186 patients from 2016 to 2018 prior to the implementation were compared to 142 patients from 2018 to 2020 after the implementation. Intraoperatively, the ERAS group received a multimodal analgesic regimen (including bilateral quadratus lumborum (QL) blocks) and postoperative care geared toward a satisfactory, safe, and expeditious discharge. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The two groups were similar in demographics, except for the shorter surgical time noted in the ERAS group. The median opioid use was significantly less among the ERAS patients compared with the non-ERAS patients on postoperative day 1 (7.5 vs. 14.3 mg; p<0.001) and throughout the hospital stay (17.4 vs. 36.2 mg; p<0.001). The ERAS group also had a shorter median hospital length of stay compared to the non-ERAS group (p<0.01). Among patients with a malignant diagnosis, patients in the ERAS group had significantly less postoperative day 1 and total opioid use and a shorter hospital stay (p<0.01). Within the ERAS group, 20% of the patients did not end up receiving a QL block. Opioid use and length of stay were similar between patients who did and did not receive the QL block. CONCLUSIONS The ERAS pathway was associated with a reduction in opioid use postoperatively and a shorter length of hospital stay after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. There was a more significant decrease in opioid use and hospital length of stay for patients with malignant diagnoses compared to patients with benign diagnoses. Further research can be done to fully delineate the effect of QL blocks in ERAS protocols.
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- Paul S Lee
- Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles County Medical Center and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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- Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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Wang J, Xu X, Xu J. Application of single-port procedure and ERAS management in the laparoscopic myomectomy. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:401. [PMID: 37528370 PMCID: PMC10394795 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02550-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Advances in surgical techniques and perioperative management are the two major contributing factors to improved surgical outcomes. The purpose of the current study was to compare the efficacy of single-port surgery and perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) management in laparoscopic myomectomy. METHODS The present study included 120 patients undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy in the Gynecological Ward of Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. According to the traditional perioperative management mode and ERAS management, multi-port and single-port procedures, all patients were assigned to the Conventional-SPLS (Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery with conventional perioperative care) group (n = 34), Conventional-Multi (multi-port laparoscopic surgery with conventional perioperative care) group (n = 47), and ERAS (multi-port laparoscopic surgery with ERAS perioperative care) group (n = 39). The surgical outcomes of the three groups were compared operation time, intraoperative blood loss, variations in postoperative hemoglobin, postoperative walking time, postoperative flatus expelling time, postoperative hospital stay, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores at 6 and 12 h following surgery. RESULTS The ERAS group recovered the quickest in terms of postoperative walking time and flatus expelling duration. The ERAS group also recovered the shortest postoperative hospital stay (3.85 ± 1.14 days), which differed significantly from that in the Conventional-Multi group, but not significantly from that in the Conventional-SPLS group. In terms of VAS scores at 6 and 12 h after surgery, the ERAS group had the lowest pain intensity, which differed significantly from that of the other two groups. The effect of surgical procedures or postoperative care on hospital stay was assessed using multiple regression analysis. The results demonstrated that ERAS was an important independent contributor to reducing postoperative hospital stay (β = 0.270, p = 0.002), while single-port surgery did not affect this index (β = 0.107, p = 0.278). CONCLUSION In laparoscopic myomectomy, perioperative ERAS management could control postoperative pain and shorten hospital stay. Single-port surgery could speed up the recovery of gastrointestinal function and postoperative walking time, but it did not affect postoperative pain management or the length of hospital stay. Thus, the most effective approach to improving postoperative outcomes in laparoscopic myomectomy was the application of perioperative ERAS management.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Gynecology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, No.100 Minjiang Avenue, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, 324000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, No.100 Minjiang Avenue, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, 324000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, No.100 Minjiang Avenue, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Kaiser K, Valsamidis AN, Karstensen SH, Strøm T, Gögenur I, Balsevicius L, Lauszus FF. Effect of 24 mg dexamethasone preoperatively on surgical stress, pain and recovery in robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2023; 33:101109. [PMID: 36969986 PMCID: PMC10030906 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023] Open
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Background Robotic-assisted hysterectomy is an alternative to laparoscopic surgery as part of a minimal invasive regimen. Several treatment strategies are followed to improve the overall outcome and minimize surgical stress. Glucocorticoids provide significant analgesic and antiemetic effects but their role in reducing inflammatory stress in a fast-track, multi-modal setting in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery remains to be investigated in details. Methods This study will evaluate in a randomized trial the effect of a single dose of 24 mg dexamethasone on 100 women undergoing robotic-assisted hysterectomy with regard to surgical stress, measured by c-reactive protein as primary outcome and, further, other stress markers like white blood cell subtypes. The postoperative recovery will be registered in validated charts and questionnaires for pain and analgesic use, quality of recovery, incontinence, sexual and work life. Furthermore, in a sub-analysis, transcriptional profiling will be performed to explore the mechanism of systemic innate and adaptive immune system perturbation induced by surgical stress. Conclusion The study will provide solid evidence on markers of immunomodulation biomarkers and in addition the subjective effects and underlying mechanisms of perioperative glucocorticoid in women undergoing robotic hysterectomy. These include important aspects of life quality like pain, fatigue, freedom of medications, resuming work and sexual activities.
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- Karsten Kaiser
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aabenraa Hospital, Sygehus Sonderjylland, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aabenraa Hospital, Sygehus Sonderjylland, Denmark
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- Aabenraa Hospital, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Sønderjylland, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Department of Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center of Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center of Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aabenraa Hospital, Sygehus Sonderjylland, Denmark
- Corresponding author. Dept. of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aabenraa Hospital, Sygehus Sønderjylland Kresten Phillipsensvej 15, DK- 6200, Aabenraa, Denmark.
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O'Neill AM, Calpin GG, Norris L, Beirne JP. The impact of enhanced recovery after gynaecological surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 168:8-16. [PMID: 36356373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs have become the gold standard of care in many surgical specialities. OBJECTIVES This updated systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate how an ERAS program can impact outcomes across both benign and oncological gynaecological surgery to inform standard surgical practice. SEARCH STRATEGY An electronic search of the SCOPUS, Embase and PubMed Medline databases was performed for relevant studies assessing the use of ERAS in patients undergoing gynaecological surgery compared with those without ERAS. SELECTION CRITERIA The studies included were all trials using ERAS programs in gynaecological surgery with a clearly outlined protocol which included at least four items from the most recent guidelines and recorded one primary outcome. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Meta-analysis was performed on two primary endpoints; post-operative length of stay and readmission rate and one secondary endpoint; rates of ileus. Further subgroup analyses was performed to compare benign and oncological surgeries. MAIN RESULTS Forty studies (7885 patients) were included in the meta-analysis; 15 randomised controlled trials and 25 cohort studies. 21 studies (4333 patients) were included in meta-analyses of length of stay. Patients in the ERAS group (2351 patients) had a shortened length of stay by 1.22 days (95% CI: -1.59 - -0.86, P < 0.00001) compared to those in the control group (1982 patients). Evaluation of 27 studies (6051 patients) in meta-analysis of readmission rate demonstrated a 20% reduction in readmission rate (OR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.65-0.97). Analysis of our secondary outcome, demonstrated a 47% reduction in rate of ileus compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS ERAS pathways significantly reduce length of stay without increasing readmission rates or rates of ileus across benign and oncological gynaecological surgery.
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- Alice M O'Neill
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trinity St. James' Cancer Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James' Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Trinity St. James' Cancer Institute, St. James' Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Chen Y, Fu M, Huang G, Chen J. Effect of the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on recovery after laparoscopic myomectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gland Surg 2022; 11:837-846. [PMID: 35694088 PMCID: PMC9177272 DOI: 10.21037/gs-22-168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgery is the recommended treatment for uterine leiomyoma but it still has issues like postoperative complications and slow recovery. The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol could probably reduce traumatic stress and promote the rapid postoperative recovery of patients, but there are controversies for the results of different studies. This meta-analysis was performed to resolve the controversies and provide evidence for the application of ERAS in gynecology. METHODS The PubMed, Embase, Ovid, CNKI (China), Wanfang Data (China), and Google Scholar databases were searched to recruit all studies on the application of ERAS in laparoscopic myomectomy up to November 2021. The inclusion criteria of studies was established according to the PICOS principles. the Cochrane RoB 2.0 and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) scale were used to assess the bias of the studies, RevMan 5.3 software was used for meta-analysis. RESULTS Ten studies that met the criteria were finally included with 1,441 participants. Eight of them were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and two were cohort studies, all of them were with low level of bias. Meta-analysis showed that ERAS protocol after laparoscopic myomectomy could significantly shorten the first time getting out of bed after surgery [mean difference (MD) =-4.85; 95% confidence interval (CI): (-7.35, -2.36); P=0.0001], the first defecation time after surgery [MD =-4.69; 95% CI: (-5.68, -3.69); P<0.00001], and the postoperative hospital stay [MD =-1.32, 95% CI: (-2.08, -0.56); P=0.0007]. It could also markedly reduce the patient readmission rate [odds ratio (OR) =0.42; 95% CI: (0.23, 0.76); P=0.004], and notably reduced the incidence of complications [OR =0.37; 95% CI: (0.22, 0.61); Z=3.82; P=0.0001]. Yet, the cost of the ERAS protocol was not significantly different from that of routine care [MD =-127.76, 95% CI: (-997.19, 741.66); P=0.77]. DISCUSSION The application of ERAS protocol after gynecological laparoscopic myomectomy can shorten the first defecation time, first time out of bed, hospital stay, and reduce the readmission rate as well as the incidence of postoperative complications, without additional costs. But still there was heterogeneity among the studies, the topic still deserved further exploration.
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- Yulian Chen
- Reproductive Center, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Danzhou People’s Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Danzhou People’s Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Operating Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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Panda A, Saxena S, Pathak M, Rath SN. Laparoscopic assisted versus ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. TRENDS IN ANAESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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