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Implementing a Thoracic Enhanced Recovery Program: Lessons Learned in the First Year

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(18)30267-4/fulltext

Author(s)

Linda W. Martin, Bethany M. Sarosiek, Meredith A. Harrison, Traci Hedrick, James M. Isbell, Alexander S. Krupnick, Christine L. Lau, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert H. Thiele, Dustin M. Walters, Randal S. Blank

Enhanced recovery programs are very popular now, but their benefits have been mostly theoretical. This article describes challenges and outcomes after initiation of such a program, citing decreased costs, lower opioid usage, and shortened length of stay.