Impact of preoperative treatment with antidepressants and/or anxiolytics on outcomes after colorectal surgery with an enhanced recovery programme: a monocentric retrospective study.

Our findings suggest that preoperative treatment with antidepressants and/or anxiolytics does not worsen outcome after elective colorectal surgery with an ERP, does not impact adherence to ERP, and does not prolong LOS. ERP seems efficacious in patients treated with these medications, who should therefore not be excluded from this programme.