Towards a 3-day hospital stay for right hemicolectomy

Towards a 3-day hospital stay for right hemicolectomy

In September 2005, a colorectal surgical team from CMDHB visited the Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, where protocols for enhanced recovery from colonic surgery had been established.2,3 Following this visit, a pilot programme was commenced at MSC in conjunction with anaesthesia (CD) and sen...

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Published in:New Zealand medical journal Vol. 119; no. 1228; p. U1826
Main Authors: Vather, Ryash, Shoshtari, Kamran Z, Ducat, Charles, Hill, Andrew G
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 27-01-2006
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Antibiotics
Clinical Protocols
Colectomy - rehabilitation
Colectomy - standards
Colleges & universities
Elective Surgical Procedures - standards
Hospitals
Humans
Length of Stay - trends
New Zealand
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patient satisfaction
Pilot Projects
Surgery
New Zealand
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Summary:In September 2005, a colorectal surgical team from CMDHB visited the Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, where protocols for enhanced recovery from colonic surgery had been established.2,3 Following this visit, a pilot programme was commenced at MSC in conjunction with anaesthesia (CD) and senior nursing staff. Ryash Vather Medical Student, Summer Student Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, University of Auckland Kamran Z Shoshtari Surgical Research Fellow South Auckland Clinical School, University of Auckland Charles Ducat Consultant Anaesthetist Middlemore Hospital Andrew G Hill Associate Professor of Surgery South Auckland Clinical School, University of Auckland Middlemore Hospital Auckland References: 1.
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ISSN:1175-8716