Sustainability of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery initiative for elective colorectal resections in a community hospital | Zendy

Alexander Norman | Zendy; Krista Mahoney | Zendy; Erin Ballah | Zendy; Jeremy Pridham | Zendy; Chris Smith | Zendy; Patrick S. Parfrey | Zendy

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Sustainability of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery initiative for elective colorectal resections in a community hospital

Author(s) -

Alexander Norman,

Krista Mahoney,

Erin Ballah,

Jeremy Pridham,

Chris Smith,

Patrick S. Parfrey

Publication year - 2020

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.016018

Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , sustainability , colorectal surgery , ileus , surgery , general surgery , emergency medicine , abdominal surgery , ecology , biology , pathology

In March 2016, an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) initiative was implemented for all elective colorectal resections at an urban hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. An ERAS coordinator supervised and enforced guideline compliance for 6 months. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of the ERAS program after supervision of guideline compliance was eliminated.

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