scholarly journals Enhanced recovery after surgery: importance of compliance audits

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 820-825
Author(s):  
Jung Hoon Bae
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Surgical Stress ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
High Compliance ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Eras Protocol

Background: The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol is associated with improved clinical outcomes. However, implementation of ERAS in clinical practice is difficult because it requires a multidisciplinary approach and complex standardization. Moreover, maintenance and auditing of ERAS protocols is another challenge.Current Concepts: The ERAS society provides guidelines for surgery in almost all areas, and each guideline consists of approximately 20 items. Audits are performed to determine whether the items are being applied appropriately in a compliant manner as well as monitor and improve ERAS protocols. Numerous studies have reported that even with the application of the same ERAS protocol, postoperative short-term outcomes such as reductions of hospital stay and postoperative complications were better in the high-compliance group than in the low-compliance group. In addition, some recent studies have reported that application of ERAS protocols with high compliance can improve the long-term survival outcomes in cancer patients. In this regard, ERAS has been hypothesized to improve long-term oncological outcomes by minimizing surgical stress and reducing the postoperative inflammatory response and damage to immune function.Discussion and Conclusion: In addition to the development of appropriate protocols, auditing of compliance is also an important part of ERAS implementation. High compliance may lead to improved clinical outcomes.

An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Outpatient BodyLift Surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik J. Nuveen ◽  
Jennifer Matthesen ◽  
Kaily Cox ◽  
Courtney J. Caplin
Keyword(s):  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Surgical Stress ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Massive Weight Loss ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Uneventful Recovery ◽  
Management Protocol ◽  
Eras Protocol

The concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was developed in 2001 in order to create a multimodal, scientifically based approach to the development and audit of protocols for improving outcomes after surgical procedures. These protocols undergo constant evolution and evaluation toward the goal of quality of recovery. The BodyLift (BL) is the procedure that most comprehensively addresses the cosmetic needs of patients after massive weight loss (MWL). In the course of performing 136 consecutive outpatient BL surgeries over 7 years, we have developed a management protocol that has provided consistently high patient satisfaction, minimized frequent complications, and has documented 100% safety in all cases performed without deep vein thrombosis (DVT), transfusion and with 1 postoperative hospital admission. Each evidence-based component in the protocol was instituted to reduce risk of complications known to be most commonly associated with circumferential body contouring surgery. ERAS protocols are now widely used in many other surgical subspecialties. These protocols have the common goal of returning the patient to normal function as expeditiously as possible and are associated with decreased complications as well as shorter length-of-stay (LOS) and reduced costs. We have enumerated the many components of our protocol and aligned each with elements of an ERAS paradigm. In our retrospective review of 7 years of BL surgery (n = 136), this protocol has reduced both major and minor complications to previously unpublished levels. Our independently formulated ERAS protocol for outpatient BL surgery aligns closely with the ERAS concept, limiting surgical stress, thus reducing complications and affording a smooth and predictable perioperative experience. This is of importance for elective cosmetic surgery patients, who often have high expectations for an uneventful recovery and are unaccepting of potentially out-of-pocket costs associated with complications.

scholarly journals Is It Possible to Maintain High Compliance with the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocol?—A Cohort Study of 400 Consecutive Colorectal Cancer Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pisarska ◽  
Natalia Gajewska ◽  
Piotr Małczak ◽  
Michał Wysocki ◽  
Piotr Major ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
High Compliance ◽  
Eras Protocol ◽  
Mean Compliance

The aim of our study was to evaluate the implementation and degree of adherence to the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocol in a group of 400 patients operated laparoscopically for colorectal cancer, and to assess its impact on the short-term results. The prospective study included patients with histologically confirmed colorectal cancer undergoing elective laparoscopic resection from years 2012 to 2017. For the purpose of further analysis, patients were divided into four groups: 100 consecutive patients were in each group. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in demographic parameters. The mean compliance with the ERAS protocol in the entire study group was 84.8%. Median adherence differed between the groups 76.9% vs. 92.3% vs. 84.6% vs. 84.6%, respectively (p < 0.0001). There were statistically significant differences between groups in the tolerance of oral diet (54% vs. 83% vs. 83% vs. 64%) and mobilization (74% vs. 92% vs. 91% vs. 94%) on the first postoperative day. In subsequent groups, time to first flatus decreased (2.5 vs. 2.1 vs. 2.0 vs. 1.7 days, p = 0.0001). There were no statistical differences in the postoperative morbidity rate between groups (p = 0.4649). The median length of hospital stay in groups was 5 vs. 4 vs. 4 vs. 4 days, respectively (p = 0.0025). Maintaining high compliance with the ERAS protocol is possible, despite the slight decrease that occurs within a few years after its implementation. This decrease in compliance does not affect short-term results, which are comparable to those shortly after overcoming the learning curve.

scholarly journals Oncologic and long-term outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery in cancer surgeries — a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianyun Pang ◽  
Liping Duan ◽  
Yan Jiang ◽  
Hongliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
Eras Protocol

Abstract Background Clinical evidence has proved that enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) can improve short-term clinical outcomes after various types of surgeries, but the long-term benefits have not yet been examined, especially with respect to cancer surgeries. Therefore, a systematic review of the current evidence was conducted. Methods The Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched using the following key words as search terms: “ERAS” or “enhanced recovery” or “fast track”, “oncologic outcome”, “recurrence”, “metastasis”, “long-term outcomes”, “survival”, and “cancer surgery”. The articles were screened using the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the data from the included studies were extracted and analyzed. Results A total of twenty-six articles were included in this review. Eighteen articles compared ERAS and conventional care, of which, 12 studies reported long-term overall survival (OS), and only 4 found the improvement by ERAS. Four studies reported disease-free survival (DFS), and only 1 found the improvement by ERAS. Five studies reported the outcomes of return to intended oncologic treatment after surgery (RIOT), and 4 found improvements in the ERAS group. Seven studies compared high adherence to ERAS with low adherence, of which, 6 reported the long-term OS, and 3 showed improvements by high adherence. One study reported high adherence could reduce the interval from surgery to RIOT. Four studies reported the effect of altering one single item within the ERAS protocol, but the results of 2 studies were controversial regarding the long-term OS between laparoscopic and open surgery, and 1 study showed improvements in OS with restrictive fluid therapy. Conclusions The use of ERAS in cancer surgeries can improve the on-time initiation and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery, and the high adherence to ERAS can lead to better outcomes than low adherence. Based on the current evidence, it is difficult to determine whether the ERAS protocol is associated with long-term overall survival or cancer-specific survival.

scholarly journals Influence of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol on Postoperative Inflammation and Short-term Postoperative Surgical Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-272
Author(s):  
Heba Essam Jaloun ◽  
In Kyu Lee ◽  
Min Ki Kim ◽  
Na Young Sung ◽  
Suhail Abdullah Al Turkistania ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Complication Rate ◽  
Surgical Outcomes ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Surgery ◽  
High Compliance ◽  
Eras Protocol

Purpose: Many studies have shown that the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols improve postoperative surgical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to observe the effects on postoperative inflammatory markers and to explore the effects of a high degree of compliance and the use of epidural anesthesia on inflammation and surgical outcomes.Methods: Four hundred patients underwent colorectal cancer surgery at 2 hospitals during 2 different periods, namely, from January 2006 to December 2009 and from January 2017 to July 2017. Data related to the patient’s clinicopathological features, inflammatory markers, percentage of compliance with elements of the ERAS protocol, and use of epidural anesthesia were collected from a prospectively maintained database.Results: The complication rate and the length of hospital stay (LOS) were less in the ERAS group than in the conventional group (P = 0.005 and P ≤ 0.001, respectively). The postoperative white blood cell count and the duration required for leukocytes to normalize were reduced in patients following the ERAS protocol (P ≤ 0.001). Other inflammatory markers, such as lymphocyte count (P = 0.008), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (P = 0.032), and C-reactive protein level (P ≤ 0.001), were lower in the ERAS protocol group. High compliance ( ≥ 70%) was strongly associated with the complication rate and the LOS (P = 0.008 and P ≤ 0.001, respectively).Conclusion: ERAS protocols decrease early postoperative inflammation and improves short-term postoperative recovery outcomes such as complication rate and the LOS. High compliance ( ≥ 70%) with the ERAS protocol elements accelerates the positive effects of ERAS on surgical outcomes; however, the effect on inflammation was very small.

The impact of compliance with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol on short and long-term outcomes in patients after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pisarska-Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Surgical Trauma ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Eras Protocol ◽  
The Impact

Patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer are a special group of patients. Not only performed resections are extensive, but also the underlying disease significantly depletes regenerative capacities of the body. It is well known that every surgical procedure is associated with an injury, the size of which is proportional to the type and extent of the intervention. The size of surgical trauma in postoperative period is proportional to the increase in insulin resistance which delays convalescence and increases the risk of postoperative complications. Hence, for several years, a specific program had been developed and introduced to reduce trauma associated with the surgery and its adverse consequences. The use of a modern multimodal care protocol for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery(ERAS) served this purpose. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of compliance to ERAS protocol on short-term results in a group of patients operated for colorectal cancer. In the next stage, it was checked whether it is possible to maintain high compliance of the protocol for a long time. Finally, I tried to determine the relationship between the compliance and distant oncological results. Consecutive patients with colon or rectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic resection were included in the study. In all patients the 16-item ERAS protocol was applied. The use of ERAS protocol improves short-term results: accelerates convalescence, reduces morbidity and reduces the length of hospital stay. However, its impact on short-term results correlates with the level of protocol implementation. The higher compliance with the protocol, the better the short-term results. Maintaining a high level of implementation of the protocol is possible despite the slight decrease over time. However, this has no adverse effect on short-term results. The compliance with ERAS protocol seems to also affect long-term results. Low compliance with ERAS protocol, along with the higher stage of cancer and postoperative complications, is an independent factor worsening long-term survival.

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