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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2022

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery: ERAS and Oesophagectomy.

Krishna Moorthy, Laura Halliday

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Epidurals in esophagectomy: end of an era?Journal of thoracic disease · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Krishna MoorthyDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. k.moorthy@imperial.ac.uk.
Laura HallidayDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are widely used in oesophageal cancer surgery. Multiple studies have demonstrated that ERAS protocols are associated with a shorter length of stay and a reduction in the incidence of post-operative complications after oesophagectomy. However, there is substantial heterogeneity in the content of ERAS protocols and the delivery of these pathways can be challenging. This paper discusses the key recommendations for ERAS protocols in oesophageal cancer surgery and the barriers and facilitating factors for their successful implementation.

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Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryNeoplasmsEsophagectomyHumans

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PMID34668118
PMCPMC8677631

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