Enhanced Recovery After Esophageal Resection

Publication date: Available online 7 August 2018Source: Cirugía Española (English Edition)Author(s): Peter Vorwald, Marcos Bruna Esteban, Sonia Ortega Lucea, Jose Manuel Ramírez Rodríguez, Grupo de Trabajo de Cirugía Esofagogástrica del Grupo Español de Rehabilitación Multimodal (GERM)AbstractEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care program which replaces traditional practices concerning analgesia, intravenous fluids, nutrition, mobilization as well as a number of other perioperative items, whose implementation is supported by evidence-based best practices. According to the RICA guidelines published in 2015, a review of the literature and the consensus established at a multidisciplinary meeting in 2015, we present a protocol that contains the basic procedures of an ERAS pathway for resective esophageal surgery. The measures involved in this ERAS pathway are structured into three areas: preoperative, perioperative and postoperative. The consensus document integrates all the analyzed items in a unique time chart. ERAS programs in esophageal resection surgery can reduce postoperative morbidity, mortality, hospitalization and hospital costs.ResumenLa rehabilitación multimodal constituye un conjunto de medidas perioperatorias que sustituye prácticas tradicionales respecto a la analgesia, la fluidoterapia, la nutrición y la movilización, entre otros. Su implementación está basada en criterios de medicina basada en la evidencia. Con bas...
Source: Cirugia Espanola - Category: Surgery Source Type: research