Enhanced recovery after surgery programs: How much do perioperative nurses know?

Gillespie, Brigid M.; Lovegrove, Josephine; Tobiano, Georgia

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to improve recovery and reduce patients' risk of morbidity and mortality1 . Some researchers have noted 30 to 50 per cent reductions in post-operative hospital length of stay2--4, reductions in surgical site infections5 and decreases in admission costs6--9 . Over the past two decades, ERAS protocols have been developed to cater to the specific needs and nuances across surgical specialties and subspecialties including general surgery (e.g. breast, hepatobiliary, colorectal and upper gastric surgeries), neurosurgery and gynaecological, orthopaedic and vascular surgeries2,6 . ERAS protocols cover the entire surgical journey, including pre-admission, pre-operative, intra- operative and post-operative phases in the pathway2 .

AUSTRALIA; NURSING audit; MEDICAL protocols; HEALTH services accessibility; OPERATING room nurses; RESEARCH funding; QUESTIONNAIRES; NURSING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ENHANCED recovery after surgery protocol; SURVEYS; NURSES' attitudes; PERIOPERATIVE care

Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2024, Vol 37, Issue 3, pe-1

2209-1084

Academic Journal

10.26550/2209-1092.1354