Author Credentials
Brigid M. Gillespie
PhD RN, FACORN
Josephine Lovegrove
PhD, RN
Georgia Tobiano
PhD, RN
Abstract
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to improve recovery and reduce patients’ risk of morbidity and mortality. Some researchers have noted 30 to 50 per cent reductions in post-operative hospital length of stay, reductions in surgical site infections and decreases in admission costs. Over the past two decades, ERAS protocols have been developed to cater to the specific needs and nuances across surgical specialties and subspecialties including general surgery (e.g. breast, hepatobiliary, colorectal and upper gastric surgeries), neurosurgery and gynaecological, orthopaedic and vascular surgeries. ERAS protocols cover the entire surgical journey, including pre-admission, pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative phases in the pathway.
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, Brigid M.; Lovegrove, Josephine; and Tobiano, Georgia
(2024)
"Enhanced recovery after surgery programs: How much do perioperative nurses know?,"
Journal of Perioperative Nursing: Vol. 37
:
Iss.
3
, Article 1.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1354
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