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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID 125939
Country China
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ISSN 1948-9366 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Review
Article Title Enhanced recovery after surgery in colorectal surgery: Do average benefits mask heterogeneous effects in patients underrepresented in trials?
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Ying-Bin Ding, Hang Yu and Xue-Lei Zhan
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Xue-Lei Zhan http://orcid.org/0009-0002-2879-2073
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Corresponding Author Xue-Lei Zhan, Chief Physician, PhD, Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Harbin, No. 151 Diduan Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China. zhanxuelei@126.com
Key Words Colorectal surgery; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Protocol compliance; Patient selection; High-risk patients; Clinical reasoning; Audit; Healthcare disparities; Observer variation; Quality improvement
Core Tip Enhanced recovery after surgery audits capture whether a protocol element was actually carried out, not why it was omitted. The reasons for omitting a step are not all the same: Some deviations reflect clinical caution, others simple oversight. That distinction matters most when the patient in question does not resemble the trial populations on which the protocol was originally based. Audit systems that record the rationale behind non-adherence, not merely the fact of it, have the potential to improve perioperative care, though this hypothesis requires prospective validation.
Publish Date 2026-11-12 03:43
Citation

Ding YB, Yu H, Zhan XL. Enhanced recovery after surgery in colorectal surgery: Do average benefits mask heterogeneous effects in patients underrepresented in trials? World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(11): 125939

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i11/125939.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.125939
Full Article (PDF) WJGS-18-125939-with-cover.pdf