RERAS - robotic colorectal resections and ERAS® in older adults: optimizing recovery or adding complexity?

Purpose: Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has established itself as a minimally invasive approach in colorectal surgery, although evidence on its integration with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocols in older patients remains limited. This study aims to describe short-term outcomes of RAS c...

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Hauptverfasser: El-Ahmar, Mohamad (VerfasserIn) , Hardt, Julia (VerfasserIn) , Reißfelder, Christoph (VerfasserIn) , Ritz, Jörg-Peter (VerfasserIn) , Peters, Franziska (VerfasserIn) , Seyfried, Steffen (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 03 December 2025
In: Frontiers in Surgery
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 12, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:2296-875X
DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2025.1638414
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1638414
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1638414/full
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Verfasserangaben:M. El-Ahmar, J. Hardt, C. Reissfelder, J.-P. Ritz, F. Peters and S. Seyfried

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