Abstract:Objective To analyze the short-term impact of fast track surgery (FTS) combined with minimally invasive surgery on elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Methods 200 patients with colorectal cancer received laparoscopic surgery from July 2013 to July 2015 were selected and randomly divided into control group and FTS group. Patients in control group received conventional perioperative treatment and patients in FTS group received perioperative management according to fast track surgery. Status of intraoperative, postoperative recovery and the postoperative complication rate were compared between the two groups. Patients' quality of life were analyzed after two weeks of operation. Results Compared with the control group, the blood loss, operation time and number of lymph node dissection of patients in FTS group showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). Flatus time, ambulation time, start eating time, the infusion time and length of hospital stay in FTS group was significantly shorter than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The total cost of hospitalization of FTS group was significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of sore throat, abdominal distension, lung infections and overall complications incidence rate in FTS group were significantly lower than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The satisfaction rate in FTS group was 96.0 % (96/100), and was significantly higher than the control group 82.0 % (82/100), the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). QLQ-C30 results showed that scores of overall health, emotional function and social function of FTS group were significantly higher than the control group (P < 0.05), and scores of nausea and vomiting, pain, insomnia, anorexia, constipation were significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Laparoscopy combined with FTS is safe and effective in treatment of colorectal cancer in the elderly patients, which can promote postoperative rehabilitation, improve patient satisfaction and quality of life in short term.