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Risk factors for prolonged hospitalization and delayed treatment completion after laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis
Jiyoung Shin, Myong Hoon Ihn, Kyung Sik Kim, Sang Hyun Kim, Jihyoun Lee, Sangchul Yun, Sung Woo Cho
Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(1):50-58.   Published online November 18, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2021.00773.0110
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AbstractAbstract PDFSupplementary Material
Purpose
We sought to identify the risk factors for prolonged hospitalization and delayed treatment completion after laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
Methods
The study retrospectively analyzed 497 patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomies for uncomplicated appendicitis between January 2018 and December 2020. The patients were divided into an early discharge group (≤2 days) and a late discharge group (>2 days) based on the length of hospital stay (LOS). The patients were also divided into uneventful and complicated groups according to the need for additional treatment after standard follow-up.
Results
Thirty-seven patients (7.4%) were included in the late discharge group. The mean LOS of the late discharge groups was 3.9 days. There were significant differences according to age, preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP), and operative time between the 2 groups. Only operative time was significantly associated with prolonged LOS in multivariate analysis. Thirty-five patients (7.0%) were included in the complicated group. The mean duration of treatment in the uneventful and complicated groups was 7.4 and 25.3 days, respectively. Significant differences existed between the uneventful and complicated groups in preoperative body temperature, preoperative CRP levels, maximal appendix diameter, and the presence of appendicoliths. In multivariate analysis, preoperative CRP levels and maximal appendix diameter were independent predictors of delayed treatment completion.
Conclusion
Shorter operative time is desirable to ensure minimal hospital stay in patients with uncomplicated appendicitis. Further efforts are needed to ensure that patients with uncomplicated appendicitis do not experience delayed treatment completion after laparoscopic appendectomies.

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  • Safety and Efficacy of Same‐Day Discharge After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy: An Australian First Prospective Cohort Study
    Prithvi Santana, Odette Pheiffer, Wing Yin Lau, Eoghan Blount, Megan Courtney, Edward Tong, Selwyn Selvendran, Neil Merrett, Devesh Kaushal
    ANZ Journal of Surgery.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and length of stay in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study
    Ming Liu, Yunpeng Gou, Ping Yang
    BMC Pediatrics.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Comparative Outcomes of Immediate and Delayed Wound Closure Techniques in Appendectomies for Gangrenous Appendicitis
    Anzar Usman, Esha Akbar, Aliha Mukhtar, Iqra Nasir, Usama Rehman, Adil Iqbal, Muhammad Umar Umar
    DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICO-LIFE-SCIENCES.2024; 1(3): 18.     CrossRef
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    Ming Liu, Ping Yang, Yunpeng Gou
    Frontiers in Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Nomogram prediction model for length of hospital stay following laparoscopic appendectomy in pediatric patients: a retrospective study
    Ming Liu, Ping Yang, Yunpeng Gou, Qiang Chen, Dong Xu
    Frontiers in Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
Malignant disease, Functional outcomes,Postoperative outcome & ERAS
Improved outcomes with implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in the Philippines
Mayou Martin T. Tampo, Mark Augustine S. Onglao, Marc Paul J. Lopez, Marie Dione P. Sacdalan, Ma. Concepcion L. Cruz, Rosielyn T. Apellido, Hermogenes J. Monroy III
Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):109-116.   Published online September 18, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2020.09.02
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Purpose
This study aims to evaluate surgical outcomes (i.e. length of stay [LOS], 30-day morbidity, mortality, reoperation, and readmission rates) with the use of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway, and determine its association with the rate of compliance to the different ERAS components.
Methods
This was a prospective cohort of patients, who underwent the following elective procedures: stoma reversal (SR), colon resection (CR), and rectal resection (RR). The primary endpoint was to determine the association of compliance to an ERAS pathway and surgical outcomes. These were then retrospectively compared to outcomes prior to the implementation of ERAS.
Results
A total of 267 patients were included in the study. The overall compliance to the ERAS component was 92.0% (SR, 91.8%; CR, 93.1%; RR, 90.7%). There was an associated decrease in morbidity rates across all types of surgery, as compliance to ERAS increased. The average total LOS decreased in all groups but was only found to have statistical significance in SR (12.1±6.7 days vs. 10.0±5.4 days, P=0.002) and RR (19.9±11.4 days vs. 16.9±10.5 days, P=0.04) groups. Decreased postoperative LOS was noted in all groups. Morbidity rates were significantly higher after ERAS implementation, but reoperation and mortality rates were found to be similar.
Conclusion
Increased compliance to ERAS protocol is associated with a decrease in morbidity across all surgery types. The implementation of an ERAS protocol significantly decreased mean hospital LOS, without any increase in major surgical complications. Having your own hospital ERAS pathway improves documentation and accuracy of reporting surgical complications.

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    Túlio Pimentel, Dante L. S. Souza, Ivonne Zuniga, Maria Clara Faveri, Julia Canfild, Paula Motta Pauperio, Hamza Guend
    Updates in Surgery.2025; 77(2): 297.     CrossRef
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    Anika Tahmeed, Juan P. Cata, Tong J. Gan
    International Anesthesiology Clinics.2025; 63(2): 62.     CrossRef
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    Stephen Tolmay, Jamie‐Lee Rahiri, Kim Snoep, Gillian Fewster, Rachel Kee, Yukai Lim, Bridget Watson, Konrad Klaus Richter
    ANZ Journal of Surgery.2024; 94(5): 910.     CrossRef
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    Chungyeop Lee, In Ja Park
    The World Journal of Men's Health.2024; 42(2): 304.     CrossRef
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    Hayoung Lee, Jong Lyul Lee, Ji Sung Lee, Chan Wook Kim, Yong Sik Yoon, In Ja Park, Seok‐Byung Lim
    World Journal of Surgery.2024; 48(6): 1534.     CrossRef
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    Ji Hyeong Song, Minsung Kim
    The Ewha Medical Journal.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Min Ki Kim
    The Ewha Medical Journal.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    In Ja Park
    The Ewha Medical Journal.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
Malignant disease, Rectal cancer
Influence of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol on Postoperative Inflammation and Short-term Postoperative Surgical Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Heba Essam Jaloun, In Kyu Lee, Min Ki Kim, Na Young Sung, Suhail Abdullah Al Turkistani, Sun Min Park, Dae Youn Won, Sang Hyun Hong, Bong-Hyeon Kye, Yoon Suk Lee, Hae Myung Jeon
Ann Coloproctol. 2020;36(4):264-272.   Published online May 15, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2020.03.25
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Purpose
Many studies have shown that the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols improve postoperative surgical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to observe the effects on postoperative inflammatory markers and to explore the effects of a high degree of compliance and the use of epidural anesthesia on inflammation and surgical outcomes.
Methods
Four hundred patients underwent colorectal cancer surgery at 2 hospitals during 2 different periods, namely, from January 2006 to December 2009 and from January 2017 to July 2017. Data related to the patient’s clinicopathological features, inflammatory markers, percentage of compliance with elements of the ERAS protocol, and use of epidural anesthesia were collected from a prospectively maintained database.
Results
The complication rate and the length of hospital stay (LOS) were less in the ERAS group than in the conventional group (P = 0.005 and P ≤ 0.001, respectively). The postoperative white blood cell count and the duration required for leukocytes to normalize were reduced in patients following the ERAS protocol (P ≤ 0.001). Other inflammatory markers, such as lymphocyte count (P = 0.008), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (P = 0.032), and C-reactive protein level (P ≤ 0.001), were lower in the ERAS protocol group. High compliance ( ≥ 70%) was strongly associated with the complication rate and the LOS (P = 0.008 and P ≤ 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion
ERAS protocols decrease early postoperative inflammation and improves short-term postoperative recovery outcomes such as complication rate and the LOS. High compliance ( ≥ 70%) with the ERAS protocol elements accelerates the positive effects of ERAS on surgical outcomes; however, the effect on inflammation was very small.

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    BMC Surgery.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Journal of Robotic Surgery.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Fengying Dong, Yan Li, Wenxia Jin, Zhebing Qiu
    BMC Surgery.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Choi Nim, Kuok Chi Ian
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The Postoperative Impact of Co-morbidity in Colorectal Cancer Surgery.
Suh, Hee Seok , Lee, Kang Hong , Kim, Hee Cheol , Yu, Chang Sik , Kim, Jin Cheon
J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 2003;19(5):299-306.
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PURPOSE
Co-morbidity is the presence of co-existing or additional diseases during the initial diagnosis. It may be used as a prognostic indicator for the postoperative outcomes in most cancers, including colorectal cancers. The impact of respective co-morbidities in colorectal cancer surgeries were evaluated to identify their outcomes regarding complications and hospital stay.
METHODS
The medical records of 2,242 colorectal cancer patients, who had had curative operations between Jan. 1997 and Dec. 2001, were reviewed to evaluate the prevalence of co-morbidities. All co-morbidities were adequately evaluated and managed preoperatively.
RESULTS
Co-morbidities were observed in 789 out of the 2,242 (35.2%) patients. Hypertension was the most frequent (340, 15.2%), with diabetes (210, 9.4%) and cardiovascular diseases (124, 5.5%) following. Early stages (0~II) were more frequently associated with co-morbidities, compared to late stages (III~IV) (P<0.001). Hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases were significantly associated with postoperative complications (P<0.05). Postoperative complications occurred in 578 out of the 2242 (25.8%) patients: e.g., ileus (10.2%), voiding difficulty (4.4%), wound problems (4.3%), etc. Pulmonary complications occurred more often in patients with cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, and asthma. Wound complications were observed in patients with hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic renal failure (P<0.05). Patients with more than one co-morbidity were closely associated with frequent postoperative co-mplications (P<0.05). However, comorbidities did not seem to affect the duration of the postoperative hospital stay.
CONCLUSIONS
Postoperative complications frequently occur in colorectal cancer patients with specific co- morbidities, especially in those with more than one. An adequate management of the co-morbidities preoperatively leads to a good outcome.
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