Overview
Provides a broad and comprehensive overview of ERAS with expert opinions from leaders in the field regarding elements of care that are both generic and specific to various surgeries
First comprehensive, authoritative book on the subject that covers the patient journey through such a program, commencing with optimization of the patient’s condition, patient education, and conditioning of their expectations
Discusses metabolic response to surgery, anaesthetic contributions, and optimal fluid management after surgery, providing examples of ERAS pathways and practical tips on post-operative pain control, feeding, mobilization, and criteria for discharge
Helps an existing user of ERAS care and centers with established programs by outlining causes of deviation and failure and suggesting modifications that may be necessary
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Table of contents (65 chapters)
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Preoperative Preparation
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About this book
Organized into nine parts, this book discusses metabolic responses to surgery, anaesthetic contributions, and optimal fluid management after surgery. Chapters are supplemented with examples of ERAS pathways and practical tips on post-operative pain control, feeding, mobilization, and criteria for discharge.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Complete Guide to Optimizing Outcomes is an indispensable manual that thoroughly explores common post-operative barriers and challenges.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor of Surgery, Senior Consultant Surgeon
Department of Surgery
Örebro University and Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden, 70185
olle.ljungqvist@ki.se
Nader K. Francis, MBChB, FRCS, PhD
Professor
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Department of Surgery
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Higher Kingston
Yeovil, Somerset, UK, BA21 4AT
nader.francis@ydh.nhs.uk
Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
urmanr@gmail.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Book Subtitle: A Complete Guide to Optimizing Outcomes
Editors: Olle Ljungqvist, Nader K. Francis, Richard D. Urman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33443-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33442-0Published: 31 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33443-7Published: 30 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 654
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anesthesiology, General Surgery