Long-Term Follow-Up and Oncological Outcome of Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer following an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocol: Results of a Large Randomized, Prospective, Single-Center Study
Author(s) -
Brigitte Katharina Ziegelmueller,
JanFriedrich Jokisch,
Alexander Büchner,
Tobias Grimm,
Alexander Kretschmer,
Gerald Bastian Schulz,
Christian G. Stief,
Alexander Karl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000504236
Subject(s) - medicine , cystectomy , bladder cancer , regimen , surgery , prospective cohort study , quality of life (healthcare) , randomized controlled trial , clinical endpoint , single center , cancer , urology , nursing
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concepts are implemented in various surgical disciplines. For patients undergoing radical cystectomy, prospective data are still rare. In the year 2014, our group could prove significant benefits of ERAS for these patients in a prospective randomized study compared to a conservative regimen.
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