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Enhanced Recovery for Breast Reconstruction Surgery

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Enhanced recovery pathways are a well-described perioperative healthcare program involving evidence-based interventions. Enhanced recovery is designed to standardize techniques such as drug selection and nerve blocks in order to speed recovery and reduce overall hospital costs.

Recent Findings

A PubMed literature search was performed for articles that included the terms enhanced recovery and breast reconstruction surgery. The present investigation summarizes enhanced recovery literature related to breast surgery with a focus on breast reconstruction.

Summary

Enhanced recovery considerations discussed in this review include patient education, preadmission optimization, perforator flap planning, anesthetic techniques, optimized fasting, venous thrombosis prophylaxis, early mobilization, and antimicrobial prophylaxis.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

    Amir Elhassan, Ahmed Ahmed, Hamdy Awad & Michelle Humeidan

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Richard D. Urman

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Suite 659, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA

    Carmen L. Labrie-Brown & Alan David Kaye

  4. Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

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Elhassan, A., Ahmed, A., Awad, H. et al. Enhanced Recovery for Breast Reconstruction Surgery. Curr Pain Headache Rep 23, 27 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-019-0761-5

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