Early Discharge After Robotic Colorectal Surgery (eRCS): a Prospective Observational Study

This is a prospective observational study open to collaboration with international centers with expertise in robotic colorectal surgery. The cohort will include adult patients, categorized as low risk based on the inclusion criteria, which will undergo elective colorectal surgery under the governance of ERAS to enable early discharge. Patient will be followed-up clinically through pain scores, mobility scores, satisfaction and postoperative outcomes (e.g., surgical site infections, leaks, ileus, readmissions) to assess their recovery within the first 30 days postoperatively. The subgroup of patients which will be discharged on postoperative day 1 (POD 1) will form the 24h surgery group. These patients will also be closely followed-up virtually and through the outpatient department for blood samples and clinical examination. All data on patients including follow-up data will be recorded in an encrypted Excel database. Patient will be followed-up according to the above plan up to 30 days postoperatively, when they will be asked to fill in a questionnaire to assess patient reported experience (VAS score, mobility score and satisfaction rate). Postoperative complications and readmissions will be recorded. Main outcomes: * Postoperative day of discharge (early 1, intermediate 2, standard 3-5) * Patient reported outcomes: pain score (VAS), mobility score, nausea score, food tolerance score, satisfaction rate during admission, on day of discharge, on days 2, 4 and 7 for patient discharged on POD 1 and for all patients at POD 30 * Postoperative complications: surgical site infection, urinary infection, other source of sepsis, ileus, intraabdominal sepsis, anastomotic leak, cardiovascular complications, respiratory complications * Readmission rate, reintervention rate