Why the study?
Do Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce postoperative complications and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing major surgery?
Do Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce postoperative complications and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing major surgery?
ERAS protocols are multimodal evidence-based strategies that reduce postoperative complications and shorten hospital stay, requiring active participation from anesthesiologists.
Supports ERAS adoption in major surgery; leaves open optimal component standardization and long-term outcomes.
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are a combination of multimodal evidence-based strategies, applied to the conventional perioperative techniques, to reduce postoperative complications and to achieve early recovery. These strategies or protocols, require a dedicated and organized team effort for their implementation to enable early discharge and thus reduce the length of hospital stay. Anesthesiologists play an important role in facilitating these protocols as some of the key elements such as preoperative patient preparation and assessment, perioperative fluid management, and perioperative pain relief are handled by them. This article discusses in detail the various components of ERAS and the anesthesiologist's role in implementing them.
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