Recent Studies

Support for enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in colorectal surgeries

Almost three years ago, Lincoln Surgical Associates' Kevin T. Barnett, MD, FACS, implemented the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for colon surgeries, which is currently in use Memorial Hospital Belleville, Memorial Hospital East, and St. Elizabeth's Hospital. In May of this year, JAMA Surgery published a study that looked at the association between ERAS protocols in elective colorectal surgery and patient outcomes. It found that there were fewer complications in patients who received care at a facility that had "a high adherence rate" to the ERAS protocol. Check out the study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2732442

Surgery after first adhesive small bowel obstruction reduces recurrence

A Canadian study found that treating a first adhesive small bowel obstruction (aSBO) surgically can lower the chance of it happening again in the long term. Read the study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2722649

If you have a patient with an aSBO or other colorectal condition requiring surgical treatment, Lincoln Surgical has highly qualified surgeons who can help. Refer your patients by calling Lincoln Surgical at 618.277.7400.