Fast-Track Protocol Versus Conventional Protocol For Colostomy Closure In Children (RCT): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Recent literature has focused on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programs or Fast Track Elements in peri-operative care of patients undergoing surgery. While fast-track surgery has been studied extensively in adult patients, studies in the pediatric age group are rather few. Existing few studies are disadvantaged by non-homogenicity of surgical procedures. For colonic surgeries, only early postoperative enteral feeding has been studied in detail. There are no randomized controlled trials that evaluate fast-track protocol in colonic surgery of children.