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. 2018 Mar;10(Suppl 4):S529-S534.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.85.

Enhanced recovery pathways in thoracic surgery from Italian VATS group: nursing care program

Nicoletta Pia Ardò  1 , Domenico Loizzi  1 , Silvana Panariti  2 , Ivana Piccinin  2 , Francesco Sollitto  1
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Enhanced recovery pathways in thoracic surgery from Italian VATS group: nursing care program

Nicoletta Pia Ardò et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an interprofessional program that can lead to hastened patient recovery and reduced time in hospital. Nursing staff play a key role in the implementation of enhanced recovery protocols. This issue focalizes the role of nurses in ERAS program for patients submitted to Thoracic Surgery, in particular for cases of major lung resection performed by a minimally invasive surgical approach (VATS, video assisted thoracic surgery).

Keywords: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); lung cancer; nursing plan; video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); video assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy (VATS lobectomy).

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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