In the 1990s, Dr. Henrik Kehlet introduced the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), pioneering multimodal surgical care. Initially applied to patients undergoing colonic surgery, ERAS ...
Enhanced Recovery Programs (ERPs) are standardized, evidence-based, and comprehensive practices that facilitate better recovery and surgical outcomes for surgical patients. Chu highlighted that ERPs ...
Background: Major colorectal surgery usually requires a hospital stay of more than 12 days. Inadequate pain management, intestinal dysfunction and immobilisation are the main factors associated with ...