Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols in Obese Gynecological Oncology Patients: A Single-Center Experience

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Jul 17

PMID 37456369

Authors

Anastasios Pandraklakis

Dimitrios Haidopoulos

Theodoros Lappas

Emmanouil Stamatakis

Maria D Oikonomou

Dimitrios Valsamidis

Alexandros Rodolakis

Nikolaos Thomakos

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Abstract

Objective The aim of this study is to present our experience and evaluate the safety and outcomes of the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols in obese patients who underwent surgery for suspected or confirmed gynecological malignancies. Method From January 2020 to September 2021, 217 patients underwent laparotomy for a confirmed or suspected gynecological malignancy following a 19-element ERAS pathway. The patients were divided into two groups: obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m, n = 104) and non-obese (BMI < 30, n = 113). Both groups were treated with a 19-element ERAS protocol. Results After dividing the 217 patients into two groups, significantly more comorbidities were observed in the obese group (diabetes mellitus: 23% vs. 8%, p = 0.004; ASA score grade 3: 25.0% vs. 6.2%, p < 0.001), as well as higher rates of endometrial cancer (51.9% vs. 17.7%, p < 0.001) compared to the non-obese group. The overall ERAS compliance rates when matched element by element were similar. Postoperatively, complication rates of all grades were significantly higher in the obese group (46.1% vs. 27.4%, p < 0.001) without differences in the length of stay, readmission, and reoperation rates. Conclusion In this retrospective study, we showed that obese gynecological oncology patients can be safely managed with ERAS protocols perioperatively while potentially minimizing the adverse outcomes in these otherwise high-risk patients.

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