An economic evaluation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multisite implementation program for colorectal surgery in Alberta | Zendy

Nguyễn Xuân Thành | Zendy; Anderson Chuck | Zendy; Tracy Wasylak | Zendy; Jeannette Lawrence | Zendy; Peter Faris | Zendy; Olle Ljungqvist | Zendy; Gregg Nelson | Zendy; Leah Gramlich | Zendy

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An economic evaluation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multisite implementation program for colorectal surgery in Alberta

Author(s) -

Nguyễn Xuân Thành,

Anderson Chuck,

Tracy Wasylak,

Jeannette Lawrence,

Peter Faris,

Olle Ljungqvist,

Gregg Nelson,

Leah Gramlich

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.006716

Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal surgery , return on investment , health care , economic evaluation , emergency medicine , surgery , abdominal surgery , pathology , production (economics) , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth

In February 2013, Alberta Health Services established an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation program for adopting the ERAS Society colorectal guidelines into 6 sites (initial phase) that perform more than 75% of all colorectal surgeries in the province. We conducted an economic evaluation of this initiative to not only determine its cost-effectiveness, but also to inform strategy for the spread and scale of ERAS to other surgical protocols and sites.

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