A review in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has challenged historical surgical practices that are not based on research and outlined a multidisciplinary approach known as 'Enhanced Recovery after Surgery' (ERAS) that would help a patient recover quickly after surgery . The article was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Enhanced recovery after surgery is an evidence-based treatment program created to improve patient outcomes with faster recovery.
It takes a holistic approach by involving family doctors, nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nutritionists, and other health care professionals before surgery right through recovery, with the goal of helping patients get back to normal functioning as soon as possible. "ERAS involves changing the way we, as a medical community, think about preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care to improve all…
