Clinical progress on the fast-track surgery

Owing to the continuous improvement of surgical techniques and multiple adjunctive therapy,postoperative convalescence of patients has reached great achievements.There are,nevertheless,many problems left for us to discuss.Fast-track surgery employs a variety of methods,such as neodoxy of oral bowel preparation,intraoperative anaesthesia and fluid management,maintenance of body temperature,early ambulation,pain relief etc,to reduce the morbidity of operative stress,complications,and suffering of patients,as well as accelerating the postoperative convalescence so as to shorten the time patient spend in hospital.Fast-track surgery develops a"patient-centered"attitude,and establishes an ultimate goal as giving full benefit to patients when they are in hospital. Key words: fast-track surgery; clinical progress