Key result
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol significantly reduced the median length of hospital stay to 3 days compared to 4 days with conventional care following cesarean delivery.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare the efficacy of post-operative recommendations of ERAS protocols versus traditional post-operative care in cesarean sections.
Does the ERAS protocol reduce length of stay and improve patient satisfaction in patients undergoing cesarean sections?
Observational (n=300)
No
Does the ERAS protocol reduce length of stay and improve patient satisfaction in patients undergoing cesarean sections?
Absolute Event Rate: 3% vs 4%
p-value: p=0.023
The application of ERAS protocols after cesarean sections significantly decreases length of hospital stay and improves patient satisfaction compared to traditional care.
ERAS may shorten post-cesarean stays; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is an evidence based perioperative program applied for early recovery of patients after surgery to reduce the postoperative surgical stress and hasten early physiological and functional recovery. The present study is focused on application of ERAS protocol in the branch of obstetrics following cesarean sections. The primary objective is to compare the efficacy between post-operative recommendations of ERAS protocols and traditional post-operative care in cesarean sections. A total of 300 patients were included in this study from November 2020 to October 2022 from the inpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Pradyumna Bal Memorial hospital, KIMS, Bhubaneswar. Out of 300 patients, 150 were in ERAS group and 150 were in control (conventional) group. The median Length of stay (LOS) of ERAS and control group were 3 and 5 days respectively (p<0.01). The median patient satisfaction score on Likert scale was 4 and 3 for ERAS and control group respectively (p<0.01). The application of ERAS in post-operative period after cesarean has showed significant results in decreasing length of stay and better patient satisfaction score.
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Moharana et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Cesarean section (n=300). Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol vs. Conventional post-operative care was evaluated on Length of hospital stay (median days) (p=0.023). The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol significantly reduced the median length of hospital stay to 3 days compared to 4 days with conventional care following cesarean delivery.
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