ERAS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Feel Better Faster After Surgery

Improving Standards of Care and Patient Outcomes

ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), also known as ESR (Enhanced Surgical Recovery), is a comprehensive perioperative care pathway aimed at promoting early recovery for surgical patients by integrating evidence-based practices into patient management. Anesthesiologists play a pivotal role in ERAS, being instrumental in preoperative preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. They frequently administer specialized nerve blocks and multimodal analgesia to enhance recovery, minimize pain, and reduce opioid consumption. G2's top anesthesiologists in the Bay Area excel in performing advanced nerve blocks and have been active participants in ERAS since 2011, significantly contributing to improved patient outcomes and shorter hospital stays. Their expertise in optimizing fluid management, pain control, and patient education is crucial to the success of the ERAS protocol.

Reduce Care Time By More Than 30%

A recent study shows that ERAS programs allow patients to recover much faster after their operation. This reduces the need for hospital stay by about 30% or more than two days after major abdominal surgery. Despite earlier discharge from the hospital, readmissions did not increase.

(Greco et al. World Journal of Surgery 2014 38:1531-1541)

Reduce Complications By Up To 50%

ERAS reduces major complications after abdominal surgery by as much as 40%. In particular, non-cardiac complications, such as those from the lungs and cardiovascular systems, are markedly reduced.

(Greco et al. World Journal of Surgery 2014 38:1531-1541)

Why ERAS is Critical For Your Postoperative Recovery

Your surgery may keep you in the hospital longer than you anticipated. Why? These three contributing factors prolong your healing time:

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The need for intravenous fluids secondary to gut dysfunction

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The need for parenteral analgesia (IV pain medications)

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Lack of mobility

The central elements of the ERAS pathway address key factors influencing patient recovery. Our Bay Area top anesthesiologists accomplish this by minimizing narcotics with non-opioid medications and modalities, encouraging timely consumption of a clear carbohydrate drink before surgery, and employing goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) with sophisticated intraoperative monitors. Additionally, the ERAS pathway provides guidance to all involved in perioperative care, ensuring they work as a well-coordinated team to provide the best care.

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ERAS represents a significant paradigm shift in perioperative care for surgery patients in the Bay Area who want to recover more effectively because it:

Re-examines traditional practices, replacing them with evidence-based best practices when necessary

Comprehensively covers all areas of the patient's journey through the surgical process

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