Beyond surgery: clinical and economic impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative management based on multimodality and multidisciplinary work. ERAS has been shown to have important clinical and economic benefits, but its spread remains slow worldwide. This manuscript reviews the overall program benefits and focuses on imp...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2018-12, Vol.18 (1), p.1008-1008, Article 1008
Main Authors: Joliat, Gaëtan-Romain, Ljungqvist, Olle, Wasylak, Tracy, Peters, Oliver, Demartines, Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Clinical outcomes
Clinical Protocols
Colorectal surgery
Combined modality therapy
Cost control
Cost reduction
Cost Savings
Debate
Early Ambulation - economics
Economic impact
Enhanced recovery
Gastric cancer
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health services
Homeostasis
Hospitals
Humans
Implementation
Liver
Managers
Meta-analysis
Morbidity
Multidisciplinary law firms
Nursing
Patient satisfaction
Perioperative Care - economics
Perioperative Care - methods
Postoperative Complications - economics
Postoperative Complications - prevention & control
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Recovery (Medical)
Standardization
Surgery
Systematic review
Workloads
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Summary:Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative management based on multimodality and multidisciplinary work. ERAS has been shown to have important clinical and economic benefits, but its spread remains slow worldwide. This manuscript reviews the overall program benefits and focuses on important aspects for implementation well beyond surgery. Implementation of ERAS pathways improves clinical outcomes and induces substantial economic gains. ERAS is the current surgical revolution.
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-018-3824-0