Fast Track in Open Colonic Surgery - A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

Fast Track in Open Colonic Surgery - A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

To investigate the real value of a fast track protocol compared to a standard care protocol regarding postoperative complications and hospital stay in a multicentric setting in an intention to treat fashion.

Our fast track protocol contains the four major components perioperative fluid restriction, epidural analgesia, early oral feeding and enforced mobilisation

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients admitted for open colonic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• no primary anastomosis and/or stoma rectum resection emergency situation patients not speaking german immobile patients