Soroush T Bazargani1, Hooman Djaladat1, Hamed Ahmadi2, Gus Miranda1, Jie Cai1, Anne K Schuckman1, Siamak Daneshmand3. 1. USC Institute of Urology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Urology Department, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. 3. USC Institute of Urology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: daneshma@usc.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The development of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) represents a significant advance in perioperative care. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gastrointestinal (GI) complications following RC and urinary diversion (UD) using our institutional ERAS protocol. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We identified 377 consecutive cases of open RC and UD for which our ERAS protocol was used from May 2012 to December 2015. Exclusion criteria were consent refusal; non-bladder primary disease; palliative, salvage, or additional surgery; and prolonged postoperative intubation. A matched cohort of 144 patients for whom a traditional postoperative protocol (pre-ERAS) was used between 2003 and 2012 was selected for comparison. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 292 ERAS patients with median age of 70 yr were included in the study, 65% of whom received an orthotopic neobladder. The median time to first flatus and bowel movement was 2 d. The median length of stay was 4 d. GI complications occurred in 45 patients (15.4%) during the first 30 d following RC, 93% of which were of minor grade. The most common GI complication was postoperative ileus (POI) in 34 cases (11.6%). Some 22 patients (7.5%) required a nasogastric tube, and parenteral nutrition was required in three patients. The rate of 30-d GI complications was significantly lower in the ERAS cohort than in the control group (13% vs 27%; p=0.003), as was the rate of POI (7% vs 23%; p<0.001). This effect was independent of other variables (hazard ratio 0.38, 95% confidence interval 0.18-0.82; p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our institutional ERAS protocol for RC is associated with significantly improved perioperative GI recovery and lower rates of GI complications. This protocol can be tested in multi-institutional studies to reduce GI morbidity associated with RC. PATIENT SUMMARY: In this study, we showed that an enhanced recovery protocol for patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer was associated with a significantly shorter length of hospital stay and lower rates of gastrointestinal complications, especially postoperative ileus.
BACKGROUND: The development of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) represents a significant advance in perioperative care. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gastrointestinal (GI) complications following RC and urinary diversion (UD) using our institutional ERAS protocol. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We identified 377 consecutive cases of open RC and UD for which our ERAS protocol was used from May 2012 to December 2015. Exclusion criteria were consent refusal; non-bladder primary disease; palliative, salvage, or additional surgery; and prolonged postoperative intubation. A matched cohort of 144 patients for whom a traditional postoperative protocol (pre-ERAS) was used between 2003 and 2012 was selected for comparison. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 292 ERAS patients with median age of 70 yr were included in the study, 65% of whom received an orthotopic neobladder. The median time to first flatus and bowel movement was 2 d. The median length of stay was 4 d. GI complications occurred in 45 patients (15.4%) during the first 30 d following RC, 93% of which were of minor grade. The most common GI complication was postoperative ileus (POI) in 34 cases (11.6%). Some 22 patients (7.5%) required a nasogastric tube, and parenteral nutrition was required in three patients. The rate of 30-d GI complications was significantly lower in the ERAS cohort than in the control group (13% vs 27%; p=0.003), as was the rate of POI (7% vs 23%; p<0.001). This effect was independent of other variables (hazard ratio 0.38, 95% confidence interval 0.18-0.82; p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our institutional ERAS protocol for RC is associated with significantly improved perioperative GI recovery and lower rates of GI complications. This protocol can be tested in multi-institutional studies to reduce GI morbidity associated with RC. PATIENT SUMMARY: In this study, we showed that an enhanced recovery protocol for patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer was associated with a significantly shorter length of hospital stay and lower rates of gastrointestinal complications, especially postoperative ileus.
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