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Chapter 2.4 - Enhanced Recovery

from Section 2 - Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2025

Edited by
Rebecca Leslie ,
Emily Johnson ,
Gary Thomas  and
Philip Harrington
Rebecca Leslie
Affiliation:
Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath
Emily Johnson
Affiliation:
Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester
Gary Thomas
Affiliation:
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend
Philip Harrington
Affiliation:
West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
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Summary

The overall aim of enhanced recovery is to help people recover more quickly after having major surgery and to improve the rehabilitation process. By following an enhanced recovery pathway, the patients’ pathophysiological and psychological response to surgery can be modified to reduce the stress response during the perioperative period.

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Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA , pp. 286 - 293
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Balfour, A, Amery, J, Burch, J, Smid – Nanninga, H. ‘Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®): Barriers and solutions for nurses’, Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, Elsevier BV. 2022; 9 (7) 100040.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Desborough, JP. ‘The stress response to trauma and surgery’, British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2000; 85 (1) 109–117.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Feldheiser, A, Aziz, O, Baldini, G, Cox, BPBW, Fearon, KCH, Feldman, LS, Gan, TJ, et al. ‘Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 2: Consensus statement for anaesthesia practice’, Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2016; 60 (3), 289–334.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ljungqvist, O, Hubner, M. ‘Enhanced recovery after surgery—ERAS—principles, practice and feasibility in the elderly’, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 2018; 30 3, 249–252.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 2020; Perioperative Care in Adults [B] Evidence Review for Enhanced Recovery Programmes.Google Scholar
NHS.co.uk. ‘Enhanced recovery’, available at: www.nhs.uk/conditions/enhanced-recovery/ (accessed 28 August 2022).Google Scholar
NICE. Perioperative Care in Adults NICE Guideline. 2020; available at: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng180.Google Scholar
Roulin, D, Demartines, N. ‘Principles of enhanced recovery in gastrointestinal surgery’, Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery. 2022.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sheeran, P, Hall, GM. ‘Cytokines in anaesthesia’. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1997; 78 (2) 201–219.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tippireddy, S, Ghatol, D. Anesthetic Management for Enhanced Recovery after Major Surgery (ERAS). 2022.Google Scholar

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  • Enhanced Recovery
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.014
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  • Enhanced Recovery
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.014
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  • Enhanced Recovery
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.014
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