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At the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 18th Annual Perioperative and Critical Care Conference, results from an examination of opioid prescribing for over 2,000 lung resection patients were presented. These patients were enrolled in an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol, which lead to...
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In a Pain Management short communication, researchers discussed a study of intravenous meloxicam's efficacy and safety for postsurgery pain, as part of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol. Over 50 adults who had undergone open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery with bowel resection...
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is not a new technique or modality. It’s been around since the 1980s. It was developed by a gastrointestinal surgeon from Europe, and has started to come into emergence. Why? #1 reason: improved patient outcomes. Another? Economic impact in terms of services...