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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care pathway designed to attenuate the stress response during a patient’s surgical procedure and preserve organ function while promoting early recovery.1 While this approach is not new, it has not always been widely employed in spite of supporting evidence from a range of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.This literature suggests that ERAS programs are safe, cost-effective, and minimize the length of stay in a hospital without compromising quality of care.ERAS programs are successful in part because they are proactive in nature, comprised of interventions beginning during preoperative planning and continuing through intraoperative management and postoperative care.
One essential component of successful ERAS implementation is improving perioperative care.
Agenda
This program has been designed for a multidisciplinary physician and nurse audience including: ICU / Anesthesia / Peri-op / Intensivists / Trauma / Critical Care
This program is supported by Educational Grants from Edwards Lifesciences.
Release Date: May 07, 2015 -- Expiration Date: May 07, 2017
Faculty: William Hand, MD
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
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Faculty Disclosure: Dr. Hand, MD discloses that he is a consultant / speaker for Edwards Lifesciences.
Disclosures of Educational Planner: Charles Turck, PharmD is an officer and part owner of ScientiaCME, LLC, which has received a grant from the commercial supporter of this program: Edwards Lifesciences .
Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by an educational grant from Edwards Lifesciences
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