Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols: Time to change practice?
Citations
791 citations
259 citations
219 citations
Cites background from "Enhanced recovery after surgery (ER..."
...including gynaecological oncology, urology, vascular, and thoracic surgery.(3) According to the ERASR Society, there are 20 components of care that influence the stress response and enhance recovery....
[...]
188 citations
Cites background from "Enhanced recovery after surgery (ER..."
...ERAS has been proven to lower both recovery time and postoperative complication rates while being cost-effective at the same time [2, 3]....
[...]
...MBP was meant to rid the large bowel of solid feces and lower the bacterial content; however, this practice in fact liquefies the feces which increases the risk of surgical spilling and does not reduce the number of bacterial organisms in the bowel [2]....
[...]
...The anabolic state that carbohydrate loading produces in the patient causes less postoperative nitrogen and protein losses and better maintenance of mass and muscle strength [2]....
[...]
184 citations
Cites background from "Enhanced recovery after surgery (ER..."
...Therefore, enhanced care pathways aimed at optimizing patient management and mitigating delayed GI recovery have been developed [10–12], resulting in significant decreases in LOS and hospital costs, with no change in complication rates [13]....
[...]
References
8,748 citations
2,020 citations
1,765 citations
1,630 citations
1,313 citations