Experience with an Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery protocol at an academic community hospital.

CONCLUSIONS: The authors found that the development and implementation of a comprehensive ERASS protocol led to a modest reduction in postoperative opiate consumption and hospital length of stay in patients undergoing elective cervical or lumbar procedures. As suggested by these results and those of other groups, the implementation of ERASS protocols may reduce care costs and improve patient outcomes after spine surgery. PMID: 33361481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 25, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Young R, Cottrill E, Pennington Z, Ehresman J, Ahmed AK, Kim T, Jiang B, Lubelski D, Zhu AM, Wright KS, Gavin D, Russo A, Hanna MN, Bydon A, Witham TF, Zygourakis C, Theodore N Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research