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. 2018 Dec 29;18(1):1008.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3824-0.

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

Gaëtan-Romain Joliat  1 , Olle Ljungqvist  2 , Tracy Wasylak  3 , Oliver Peters  4 , Nicolas Demartines  5
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Beyond surgery: clinical and economic impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs

Gaëtan-Romain Joliat et al. BMC Health Serv Res. .

Abstract

Background: 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.

Discussion: 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.

Keywords: Enhanced recovery; Implementation; Surgery.

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Competing interests

OL and ND are members of the ERAS Society Executive Committee. OL is a founder and shareholder of Encare AB, Sweden, that holds IT tools for implementation of ERAS.

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