Enhanced Recovery Program After Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery

Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Program After Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery

An enhanced recovery program has been developed to provide for colon cancer patients faster and more personalized postoperative treatment. Most of the previous studies have showed that the efficacy of the enhanced recovery program on both subjective and objective physical recovery of patients. However, such studies are rarely conducted in South Korea. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a postoperative enhanced recovery program in patients who underwent laparoscopic colon cancer surgery at a tertiary hospital in Korea.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligibility rule of enrollment
• ECOG 0-2
• Pathologically diagnosed colon cancer
• Stage I-III
• No functional disturbance in liver, kidney, bone marrow
• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergent operation
• Obstructive or perforated cancer
• Rectosigmoid or rectal cancer
• Synchronous tumor
• Uncontrolled psychiatric or neurologic problems
• Severe hepatic dysfunction (GOT, GPT ≥100IU/L)
• Renal dysfunction (Cr ≥2mg/dl)
• Recent MI, CVA, nitrate medication