An international expert panel derived a list of potential ERAS program elements for cardiac surgery, reviewed the literature, and provided consensus statements for clinical practice.
This joint consensus statement establishes foundational best practices for implementing ERAS protocols in adult cardiac surgery.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been shown to lessen surgical insult, promote recovery, and improve postoperative clinical outcomes across a number of specialty operations. A core tenet of ERAS involves the provision of protocolized evidence-based perioperative interventions. Given both the growing enthusiasm for applying ERAS principles to cardiac surgery and the broad scope of relevant interventions, an international, multidisciplinary expert panel was assembled to derive a list of potential program elements, review the literature, and provide a statement regarding clinical practice for each topic area. This article summarizes those consensus statements and their accompanying evidence. These results provide the foundation for best practice for the management of the adult patient undergoing cardiac surgery.
Grant et al. (2024) conducted a review in Adults undergoing cardiac surgery. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs was evaluated. An international expert panel derived a list of potential ERAS program elements for cardiac surgery, reviewed the literature, and provided consensus statements for clinical practice.