Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current status and future progress

Rollins, Katie E.; Lobo, Dileep N.; Joshi, Girish P.

Abstract

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways were first introduced almost a quarter of a century ago and represent a paradigm shift in perioperative care that reduced postoperative complications and hospital length of stay, improved postoperative quality of life, and reduced overall healthcare costs. Gradual recognition of the generalizability of the interventions and transferable improvements in postoperative outcomes, led them to become standard of care for several surgical procedures. In this article, we critically review the current status of ERAS pathways, address related controversies, and propose measures for future progress.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Oct 7, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 10, 2020
• Publication Date: Nov 17, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 15, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 14, 2021
• Journal: Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology
• Print ISSN: 1521-6896
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-169X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 479-489
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpa.2020.10.001
• Keywords: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4966335
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521689620300975