What are the risk factors for delayed discharge within an ERAS programme? Pędziwiatr M, Pisarska M, Kisielewski M, Matłok M,Major P, Wierdak M, Budzyński A, Ljungqvist O. Is ERAS in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer changing risk factors for delayed recovery? Med Oncol. 2016 Mar;33(3):25. What is already known: ERAS programmes are well known to […]

Active and passive compliance in an enhanced recovery programme. Thorn CC, White I, Burch J, Malietzis G, Kennedy R, Jenkins JT. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Jul;31(7):1329-39. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2588-4. Epub 2016 Apr 26. What is already known: We know that outcomes improve with increasing compliance of (all) elements. And a large number of trials have […]

Patients as partners in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A qualitative patient-led study Gillis C, Gill M, Marlett N, MacKean G, GermAnn K, Gilmour L, Nelson G, Wasylak T, Nguyen S, Araujo E, Zelinsky S, Gramlich L. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 24;7(6):e017002 What is already known: Patient centered care is perceived as the most important part […]

The History of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and the ERAS Society Ljungqvist O, Young-Fadok T, Demartines N. The History of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and the ERAS Society. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Sep;27(9):860-862.  What is already known: The ERAS society has been incredibly influential in promoting the best possible peri-operative care and […]

Understanding Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines: An Introductory Approach. Elias KM. Understanding Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines: An Introductory Approach. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Sep;27(9):871-875.  What is already known: Whilst ERAS protocols have been around for a long time, but units new to ERAS can be put off by the complexity of […]

Staff experiences of enhanced recovery after surgery: systematic review of qualitative studies Cohen R, Gooberman-Hill R. Staff experiences of enhanced recovery after surgery: systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 12;9(2):e022259. What is already known: ERAS programmes are well established in a lot of centres but there have often been barriers in setting […]

An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid-related harm in adult surgical patients N Levy et al. An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid-related harm in adult surgical patients Anaesthesia 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1111/anae.15262. What is already known: Opiates are an important part of pain management and especially post-surgical […]

Return on investment of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multiguideline, multisite implementation in Alberta, Canada Nguyen X. Thanh et al Return on investment of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multiguideline, multisite implementation in Alberta, Canada Can J Surg. 2021 Feb 2020;63(6):E542-E550 | PDF Methods: We performed a return on investment (ROI) analysis of the […]

Preoperative Nutrition and Prehabilitation Gupta R, Gan TJ. Preoperative Nutrition and Prehabilitation. Anesthesiol Clin. 2016 Mar;34(1):143-53. What is already known: Preoperative nutrition and prehabilitation are two potentially important interventions in preparing patients for surgery. What this paper adds: Comprehensive review on preoperative nutrition – including assessment and optimisation, immunonutrition and how to avoid insulin resistance. And prehabilitation […]