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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2014; 20(41): 15423-15439
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15423
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15423
Safety of fast-track rehabilitation after gastrointestinal surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Liu-Hua Wang, Department of General Surgery, Yizheng People’s Hospital, Yangzhou 211400, Jiangsu Province, China
Fang Fang, Dao-Rong Wang, Ping Fu, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yang Zhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
Chun-Ming Lu, Ping Li, Department of General Surgery, Armed Police Corps Hospital of Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225003, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang LH, Fang F and Lu CM contributed equally to this study; Wang LH, Fang F and Lu CM conceived and designed the review, conducted the statistical analyses and contacted authors of included studies to obtain additional information, and drafted the manuscript; Fu P provided supervision; Wang LH, Fang F, Lu CM, Wang DR and Li P identified and acquired reports of trials, analyzed data and assessed risk of bias; all of the authors contributed to the interpretation of data, critically revised the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication and are guarantors for the study.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81172279
Correspondence to: Ping Fu, BM, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yang Zhou University, 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China. 734909944@qq.com
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Received: December 12, 2013
Revised: March 27, 2014
Accepted: July 22, 2014
Published online: November 7, 2014
Revised: March 27, 2014
Accepted: July 22, 2014
Published online: November 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Fast-track rehabilitation protocols (FT) after gastrointestinal surgery have become the most fashionable method of treatment for gastrointestinal malignancy. Complications after FT for gastrointestinal resection have been discussed in China as well as other countries. This study clarified that compared with conventional care strategies, FT has a low level of complications and similar incidence of re-admission of about 1 mo.