Abstract
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Postoperative care of the colorectal patient is focused on decreasing morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs.
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An estimated 161,000 Medicare patients undergo major intestinal surgery in the USA annually at a cost of 1.75 billion dollars.
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The average patient remains in the hospital 10.3 days after colorectal surgery, costing approximately $1,055/day.
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Advances and standardization of postoperative care have reduced perioperative morbidity and mortality.
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Estimates of overall morbidity are 24.3 % following colorectal surgery, with the incidence of serious morbidity including organ space surgical site infection, pulmonary embolism, and septic shock at up to 11.4 %.
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Stein, S.L., Delaney, C.P. (2014). Postoperative Management. In: Beck, D., et al. The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8450-9_9
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