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In memory – Eivind Warberg

In memory – Eivind Warberg

This summer we lost one of our national ERAS® leaders. Eivind Warberg sadly died in a drowning accident in Norway. Eivind was the lead Doctor for ERAS at Östvold…

September 6th

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ERAS® Nursing and Allied Healthcare Research Group Survey

Dear colleagues I am hoping you can participate in a brief survey that the ERAS® Nursing and Allied Healthcare Research Group have produced examining preoperative patient education. What we…

May 4th

Euroanaesthesia 2021 Congress

Euroanaesthesia 2021 Congress

We are delighted to share that The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) are hosting their annual congress in Munich (17 th – 19 th December 2021).…

April 29th

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NOW ONLINE: The ERAS and COVID-19 global seminar

This free ERAS® Society webinar broadcasted on Saturday 27th of February in Europe and the Americas and March 6 in Australasia entitled “ERAS and COVID-19” covers how COVID-19 has…

March 10th

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NEW GUIDELINES on Emergency Laparotomy: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization

The ERAS®Society Guideline on Emergency Laparotomy: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization is now available at World Journal of Surgery on line first (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-021-05994-9) More Guidelines from the ERAS®Society click…

March 8th

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Update – 2021 World Congress of the ERAS® Society and ERAS® USA

We regret to inform you that the World Congress of the ERAS® Society and ERAS® USA due to be held in New Orleans in July 2021 has been cancelled…

February 26th

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Expert Consensus of Data Elements for Collection for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

Congratulations to the authors of the “Expert Consensus of Data Elements for Collection for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery” which have just been published in the World Journal of…

February 18th

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ERAS Society lumbar spinal fusion guidelines now published

The ERAS Society is delighted to report the recent publication of a “Consensus statement for perioperative care in lumbar spinal fusion: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations” in…

February 1st

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Online ERAS Cardiac Conference, 5th-6th March 2021, Houston, TX

We are pleased to invite you to the ERAS® Cardiac Society Virtual Conference LIVE from the Methodist Hospital DeBakey Center in Houston, TX, designed to optimize outcomes through global…

January 8th

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