Introduction to Enhanced Recovery Programs: A Paradigm Shift in Perioperative Care
Section I: The Science of Enhanced Recovery: Building Blocks for your Program
Peroperative Education
Medical Optimization and Prehabilitation
Preoperative Fasting and Carbohydrate Treatment
Bowel Preparation: Always, Sometimes, Never?
The Role of the Anesthesiologist in Reducing Surgical Stress and Improving Recovery
Prevention of Hypothermia
Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Thromboprophylaxis
Surgical Site Infection Prevention
Fluid Management
Postoperative Ileus: Prevention and Treatment
Choosing Analgesia to Facilitate Recovery
Early Nutrition and Early Mobilization: Why They Are Important and How to Make it Happen
Management of Tubes, Drains, and Catheters
Hospital Recovery and Full Recovery
Section II: Creation and Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Program
Overcoming Barriers to the Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program
Introducing Enhanced Recovery Programs into Practice: Lessons Learned from The ERAS® Society Implementation Program
Enhanced Recovery Programs: Making the Business Case
Audit: Why and How
Why Add an ERP to a Laparoscopic Case: The Colorectal Experience
Section III: Examples of Enhanced Recovery Programs
Enhanced Recovery Programs for Colorectal Surgery: University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Enhanced Recovery Programs for Colorectal Surgery: The Guilford: (UK) Experience
Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program Pathway for Bariatric Surgery: Current Evidence into Practice
Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
Enhanced Recovery Programs for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: How I Do It
Department-Wide Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway
The ERAS® Society
SAGES SMART Enhanced Recovery Program.