Attitudes towards Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) interventions in colorectal surgery: nationwide survey of Australia and New Zealand colorectal surgeons - Takeaways - MDSpire

Attitudes towards Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) interventions in colorectal surgery: nationwide survey of Australia and New Zealand colorectal surgeons

  • By

  • James Wei Tatt Toh

  • Geoffrey Peter Collins

  • Nimalan Pathma-Nathan

  • Toufic El-Khoury

  • Alexander Engel

  • Stephen Smith

  • Arthur Richardson

  • Grahame Ctercteko

  • March 11, 2022

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    ERAS programmes enhance recovery and reduce hospital length of stay in colorectal surgery.

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    Survey of colorectal surgeons in Australia and New Zealand assessed attitudes towards 18 ERAS interventions.

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    Pre-operative iron infusion was ranked highest among ERAS interventions for improving short-term outcomes.

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    Minimally invasive surgery and early catheter removal were also highly rated by surgeons in the survey.

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    Significant variation exists in the implementation of ERAS protocols among colorectal surgeons in the region.

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Attitudes towards Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) interventions in colorectal surgery: nationwide survey of Australia and New Zealand colorectal surgeons

  • by James Wei Tatt Toh, Geoffrey Peter Collins, Nimalan Pathma-Nathan, Toufic El-Khoury, Alexander Engel, Stephen Smith, Arthur Richardson, Grahame Ctercteko

  • March 11, 2022

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