Results show a higher prevalence of overweight and eutrophy and a lower prevalence of obesity and underweight. Characteristics associated with nutritional status other than eutrophy are: gender, schooling, income, chronic health problem and age.

GOAL OF STUDY: ERAS programs have proven to reduce morbidity and hospital length of stay (LOS) in colorectal surgery. However, the feasibility of these programs in elderly patients has been questioned. The aim of this study is to assess the implementation of an ERAS program in elderly patients based on LOS, readmission rates and postoperative Clavien-Dindo complications.