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Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis of a “Fast Track” Postoperative Care Pathway for Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. A Case Control Study

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Purpose

Traditional length of hospital stay after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is 8 to 15 days. Fast track rehabilitation programs reduce stay, but there are concerns that readmission and complication rates may be increased. This study evaluated a fast track pathway after ileoanal pouch surgery.

Methods

One hundred three consecutive patients underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis on two colorectal services using a fast track protocol with early ambulation, diet, and defined discharge criteria. Direct hospital costs and 30-day and long-term complication data were collected. Patients were matched to controls managed with traditional care pathways by other colorectal staff.

Results

Matching was established for 97 patients. Fast track patients had shorter hospital stay than controls (median 4 vs. 5 days; mean 5.0 vs. 5.9, P = 0.012). Readmission and recurrent operation rates were similar (24 vs. 20 percent, P = 0.49, and 9 vs. 10 percent, P = 0.8, fast track vs. control, respectively). Median direct costs per patient (US$) within 30 days were lower with fast track (5692 vs. 6672, P = 0.001), primarily because of reductions in postoperative management expenses. Complication rates, including pouch failure, bowel obstruction, pouchitis, and anastomotic stricture were comparable. Early discharge (≤ 5 days from surgery) occurred in 79 (77 percent) fast track patients. Failure with early discharge was associated with male gender, reoperations, and anastomotic complications.

Conclusions

Fast track protocol after ileoanal pouch surgery reduces length of stay and hospital costs without increasing complication rates. Successful early discharge usually signals a benign postoperative course.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Yehuda Kariv M.D., Elena A. Manilich M.S., James M. Church M.D., Jeffrey Ravas B.S. & Victor W. Fazio M.B., M.S.

  2. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA

    Conor P. Delaney M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA

    Anthony J. Senagore M.D.

  4. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Jeffrey P. Hammel M.S.

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Kariv, Y., Delaney, C.P., Senagore, A.J. et al. Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis of a “Fast Track” Postoperative Care Pathway for Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. A Case Control Study. Dis Colon Rectum 50, 137–146 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0760-6

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