Impact of a fast-track surgery programme for pancreaticoduodenectomy

Background Fast-track (FT) programmes are multimodal, evidence-based approaches to optimize patient outcome after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety, clinical outcome and patients' experience of a FT programme after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in a high-volume institution in Sweden. Methods Consecutive patients undergoing PD were studied before and after implementation of the FT programme. FT changes included earlier...