Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Road Towards Ambulatory Colectomy: Patient Outcomes and Experience During a Feasibility Study
Authors' conclusion
This pilot study demonstrates that ONS, with preoperative education, real-time remote vital sign tracking, and telehealth support, significantly reduces LOS without increasing complication or readmission rates.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing minimally invasive non-IBD segmental colectomy, 2023–202559 eligible of 370
- Exposure
- One-Night Stay (ONS) colectomy pathway with remote monitoring vs traditional Enhanced Recovery Pathways (ERP)
- Outcome
- LOS
Methodological detailsmonocentric, pilot, 1:1 pair-matched control group
- Monocentric
- Pilot
- 1:1 pair-matched control group
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | VAS difference (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pain score · POD1ONS vs ERP · matched cohort | −3.0 (−3.9 to −2.2) | |
| −4−202Difference (linear scale) |
CRP · POD1 to POD5
- Median CRP decreased from POD1 to POD5 (ONS)
- 33.1 to 13.0
Patient satisfaction (ONS)
- Patient satisfaction high
- 8.5/10
Physical activity level (ONS) · POD1 to POD10
- Physical activity improved rapidly
- 2/10 to 7/10
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Original publication
Road Towards Ambulatory Colectomy: Patient Outcomes and Experience During a Feasibility Study. Ann Surg. Published 7 August 2025. doi:10.
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