OPTIMIZING POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN ENCHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY THE ERAS PROTOCOL
Keywords:
Enhanced recovery after surgery, complications, evidence-basedAbstract
Due to its capacity to reduce morbidity, shorten the length of hospital stay and lower costs, enhanced recovery after surgery has become the standard of care in various surgical procedures, while having no negative impact on readmission rates or mortality.
The main objectives of enhanced recovery after surgery are: reducing complications, length of hospital stay and new readmissions, reducing variability of care and costs. This kind of care is patient-focused, outcome-driven, standardized, evidence-based and interdisciplinary. The main recommendations provided by the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Society are based on quality of evidence and are categorized in the following way: high, moderate, low and very low; whereas its guidelines are divided into 3 groups: preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative.
The pathways of enhanced recovery after surgery offer safe and cost-effective approaches to perioperative care, which improve patient outcomes without increasing rates of complications.
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