Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Its Effects on Patient Reported Outcomes.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Its Effects on Patient Reported Outcomes.
Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Dec;98(6):1129-1135
Authors: Bikhchandani J
Abstract
Enhanced recovery programs were developed as a means for improving patient recovery after surgery with a multifaceted approach including several interventions in the perioperative period. There is now sufficient evidence in the literature that enhanced recovery programs have actually shortened hospital length of stay after colorectal surgery. Nonetheless, the impact of these successful programs on patient-reported outcomes like functional recovery and return to baseline quality of life is not known.
PMID: 30390847 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - November 7, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Bikhchandani J Tags: Surg Clin North Am Source Type: research