Reductions in length of stay, narcotics use, and pain following implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery program for 1- to 3-level lumbar fusion surgery.

CONCLUSIONSIn this very initial implementation of the first phase of an ERAS program for short-segment lumbar fusion, the authors were able to demonstrate substantial positive effects on the early recovery process. Importantly, these effects were not surgeon-specific and could be generalized across surgeons with disparate technical predilections. The authors plan additional iterations to their ERAS protocols for continued quality improvements.
PMID: 30933921 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - March 31, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Brusko GD, Kolcun JPG, Heger JA, Levi AD, Manzano GR, Madhavan K, Urakov T, Epstein RH, Wang MY Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research