Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols: Rationale and Components

Kyle L Kleppe; Jacob A Greenberg

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2018.01.006

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols: Rationale and Components

Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;98(3):499-509. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.01.006. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

Authors

Kyle L Kleppe¹, Jacob A Greenberg²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, K4/739 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-7375, USA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, J4/703 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-7375, USA. Electronic address: greenbergj@surgery.wisc.edu.

PMID: 29754619
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.01.006

Abstract

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are spreading throughout various fields in surgery. ERAS protocols involve the implementation of evidence-based elements of care that are applied throughout the entire perioperative period to facilitate optimal recovery for the patient. ERAS protocols have been associated with improvements in quality of care, patient-reported and operative outcomes, and patient safety as well as reductions in cost. Thus, ERAS protocols have led to an overall improvement in health care value for the patient and the health care system.

Keywords: Abdominal wall reconstruction; ERAS; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Hernia; Multimodal.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Protocols
Critical Pathways
Hernia, Abdominal / surgery*
Herniorrhaphy*
Humans
Postoperative Care*