[ERAS, from concept to care].

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) aims at reducing the length of hospital stays and complications. Everyone has a role to play - healthcare professionals, medical secretaries, administrative staff and patients. A coordinated treatment pathway must be ensured and changes in practices must be accepted.

[Avoiding peristomal skin problems].

Peristomal irritation is one of the most common complications in patients with a stoma. In many cases, prevention is limited to the care provided during the post-operative period. However, it can start before the operation by improving the physical condition of the patient.

Insights into fast-track colon surgery: a plea for a tailored program.

Background: This retrospective study compared the fast-track colon surgery program to conventional perioperative care and assessed factors that influence postoperative length of stay.

Design: This retrospective study included 124 fast-track and 119 conventional care colon surgical patients. Exclusion criteria were primary rectal disease, stoma, American Society of Anesthesiologists score IV, and Association Française de Chirurgie index 3 or 4.

Total perineal reconstruction after abdominoperineal excision for rectal cancer: long-term results of dynamic graciloplasty with Malone appendicostomy.

Aim: This study aimed to assess long-term function after total perineal reconstruction (TPR) with dynamic graciloplasty (DG) and systematic Malone appendicostomy (MA) adjunction after abdominoperineal excision (APR) for rectal cancer.

Method: From 1999 to 2004, TPR using DG and MA was performed in 10 patients [seven women; median age 40 (range 28-55) years] after APR for rectal cancer (cT2 in one patient, cT3 in six patients and cT4 in three patients). We prospectively recorded early and late morbidity, mortality, oncological outcome, functional results (using the modified Working Party on Anal Sphincter Replacement 'WPASR' scoring system) and quality of life (QoL; using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 'EORTC' QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38 questionnaires).