Allied health professionals (AHPs) play a critical role in the successful implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways. AHPs such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and speech therapists, play an integral role in ERAS pathways by providing key components of the program, including preoperative assessment and optimization, intraoperative care, and postoperative rehabilitation.   The […]

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS): barriers and solutions for nurses. Angie Balfour, Jeanette Amery, Jennie Burch, Henriette Smid – NanningaAsia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. In Press – Journal Pre-proof https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjon.2022.02.002 What is already known: ERAS pathways have been in place for over 20 years and have obviously shown a great deal of success. Despite this […]

Tracy Wasylak is the Chief Program Officer, Strategic Clinical Networks™ with Alberta Health Services. She has held numerous senior leadership roles within Alberta Health Services. Tracy holds an adjunct assistant professor appointment with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She is the Co-Lead for the ABSPORU 2.0 Learning Health System Platform. Tracy […]

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 […]

Understanding the benefits and implications of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Balfour A (2019) Understanding the benefits and implications of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Nursing Standard.  What is already known: Enhanced recovery is a true multidisciplinary endeavour, but at times the focus can be too much on the medical side of things. What this paper adds: […]

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program on a Specialty Nursing Unit. Tezber et al. The Journal of Nursing Administration. 48(6):303–309, JUNE 2018 What is already known: There are a lot of papers about new ERAS programmes being set up. This paper gives a lot of background to how this unit went about using their […]

The nurse’s role in the implementation of an ERAS programme Brady KM, Keller DS, Delaney CP. Successful Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway: The Nurse’s Role. AORN J. 2015 Nov;102(5):469-81.  What is already known: The authors are based at the University Hospitals – Case Medical Center in Cleveland, and are experienced in ERAS for colorectal […]