Pre- and postoperative stoma education and guidance within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programme reduces length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery. Forsmo HM, Pfeffer F, Rasdal A, Sintonen H, Körner H, Erichsen C. Pre- and postoperative stoma education and guidance within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programme reduces length of hospital stay […]

Postoperative ERAS Interventions Have the Greatest Impact on Optimal Recovery: Experience With Implementation of ERAS Across Multiple Hospitals Aarts MA, Rotstein OD, Pearsall EA, Victor JC, Okrainec A, McKenzie M, McCluskey SA, Conn LG, McLeod RS; iERAS group. Postoperative ERAS Interventions Have the Greatest Impact on Optimal Recovery: Experience With Implementation of ERAS Across Multiple […]

American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Within an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Elective Colorectal Surgery Anesth Analg. 2018 Jun;126(6):1896-1907. What is already known: A delayed return to normal GI function or the development of ileus will likely prolong hospital length of stay and several elements of […]

Incidence of venous thromboembolic events in enhanced recovery after surgery for colon cancer: a retrospective, population-based cohort study. Colorectal Dis. 2017 Nov;19(11):O393-O401. What is already known: VTE prophylaxis is an important but an often overlooked element of ERAS programmes. In the past VTE has a high morbidity and mortality, and most National guidelines have used old […]

Patient-reported outcomes 6 months after enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery Deiss T, Chen L, Sarin A, Naidu RK. Perioperative Medicine (2018) 7:19 What is already known: Many post-operative outcomes have been investigated and have been shown to be improved following implementation of an ERAS programme. The vast majority of these relate to inpatient stay and […]

Perioperative Standard Oral Nutrition Supplements Versus Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Resection in an Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) Protocol: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (SONVI Study) Moya P, Soriano-Irigaray L, Ramirez JM, Garcea A, Blasco O, Blanco FJ, Brugiotti C, Miranda E, Arroyo A. (2016) Perioperative Standard Oral Nutrition Supplements Versus Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Colorectal […]

The Use of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol in PatientsUndergoing Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer–A Comparative Analysis of Patients Aged above 80 and below 55. Pędziwiatr M, Pisarska M, Wierdak M, Major P, Rubinkiewicz M, Kisielewski M, Matyja M, Lasek A, Budzyński A (2015) The Use of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) […]

Effect of Diagnosis on Outcomes in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Protocols Ban KA, Berian JR, Liu JB, Ko CY, Feldman LS, Thacker JKM (2018) Effect of Diagnosis on Outcomes in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Protocols. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Jul;61(7):847-853. What is already known: A patient’s underlying diagnosis necessitating surgery is one of […]

Recovery of gastric ileus following laparoscopic ventral rectopexy within an enhance recovery protocol Kiyasu Y, Tsunoda A, Ohta T, Kusanagi H. Recovery of gastric ileus following laparoscopic ventral rectopexy within an enhance recovery protocol. Surg today. 2016 Aug;46(8):895-900. What is already known: Early oral feeding after surgery has become one of the key elements of […]