ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022
An enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: LOS reduction, rapid discharge and minimal complications after anterior cervical spine surgery.
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- A meta-analysis of the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery pathways in anterior cervical spine surgery for degenerative cervical spine diseases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Fast-track protocols for patients undergoing spine surgery: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Enhanced recovery after surgery for microsurgical oblique lateral interbody fusion: A retrospective before-and-after cohort study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Hospital Stay and Postoperative Nausea in ACDF: A Meta-Analysis of 2330 Patients.Global spine journal · 2026Review
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- Enhanced recovery after neurosurgery: a narrative review comparing clinical outcomes, protocols, and challenges with standard postoperative care.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of anesthesiologists toward enhanced recovery after surgery and day surgery anesthesia management.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Association Between Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Use and Surgical Outcomes Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Medical Claims Database Analysis.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of the long-term efficacy of ROI-C and conventional cage-plate in treatment of spinal cord injury without fracture or dislocation: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Rehabilitation Protocol in the Perioperative Period of Orthopedics: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- The implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery pathway in patients undergoing posterior thoracolumbar fusion for degenerative spinal deformity.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Cervical muscle morphometry and composition demonstrate prognostic value in degenerative cervical myelopathy outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) in Patients Over 60 Years Old.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Article
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in spine surgery.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
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backgroundEnhance recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a new and promising paradigm for spine surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of a multimodal and evidence-based ERAS pathway to the patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
methodsThe patients treated with the ACDF-ERAS pathway were compared with a historical cohort of patients who underwent ACDF before ERAS pathway implementation. Primary outcome was length of stay (LOS). Secondary outcomes included cost, MacNab grading, complication rates and 90-day readmission and reoperation. And perioperative factors and postoperative complications were reviewed.
resultsThe ERAS protocol was composed of 21 components. More patients undergoing multi-level surgery (n ≥ 3) were included in the ERAS group. The ERAS group showed a shorter LOS and a lower cost than the conventional group. The postoperative satisfaction of patients in ERAS group was better than that in conventional group. In addition, the rate of overall complications was significantly higher in the conventional group than that in the ERAS group. There were no significant differences in operative time, postoperative drainage, or 90-day readmission and reoperation.
conclusionsThe ACDF-tailored ERAS pathway can reduce LOS, cost and postoperative complications, and improve patient satisfaction without increasing 90-day readmission and reoperation.
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