Key result
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols in spine surgery reduce overall surgical invasiveness and shorten hospitalizations while maintaining patient comfort and high standards of care.
Why the study?
To review the essential aspects of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in spine surgery, including risks, benefits, and medical and economic considerations.
Does the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols improve functional outcomes and reduce length of stay in patients undergoing spine surgery?
Systematic Review
Does the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols improve functional outcomes and reduce length of stay in patients undergoing spine surgery?
ERAS protocols, particularly when combined with minimally invasive techniques, facilitate recovery, reduce hospital stay, and lower costs in spine surgery.
Supports ERAS adoption in spine surgery to shorten hospitalizations; confirms benefits and extends evidence to functional outcomes.
The concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) entails recovery facilitation of patients who undergo surgery through the implementation of a multidisciplinary and multimodal perioperative care approach. By its application, ERAS improves the overall functional outcome after surgery while maintaining high standards of care. A review of the essential aspects of ERAS in spine surgery was undertaken. Special consideration was given to the risks and benefits for patients and caregivers, as well as the medical and economical aspects of this concept. ABBREVIATIONS EBL = estimated blood loss; ERAS = Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; MISS = minimally invasive spine surgery; TLIF = transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
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Corniola et al. (2019) conducted a systematic review in Spine surgery. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) vs. Traditional management was evaluated. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols in spine surgery reduce overall surgical invasiveness and shorten hospitalizations while maintaining patient comfort and high standards of care.
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