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ReviewAnaesthesiology intensive therapy2022

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for spine surgery - review of literature.

Rotem Naftalovich, Amit Singal, Andrew J Iskander

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Review in Anaesthesiology intensive therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Clinical impact of enhanced recovery after spinal surgery protocols on one-level lumbar arthrodesis: results from a single-center randomized controlled trial.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 · 2026
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  8. Dose-response relationship between enhanced recovery protocol adherence and outcomes in geriatric spine metastasis surgery.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 · 2026
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  10. ERAS Protocol Elements and Neurosurgery-Specific Considerations: A Narrative Review.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026
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  11. Tailored postoperative bracing strategies following three distinct lumbar endoscopic discectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rotem NaftalovichDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Amit SingalDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Andrew J IskanderDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary approach that uses a combination of evidence-based methods to improve patient care. Different ERAS protocols are used in various surgical fields but for spine surgery there is no widely used standard ERAS protocol. We compiled and examined the multiple available publications on ERAS protocols for spine surgery. Some general commonalities exist between ERAS protocols; however, a great deal of variety is observed in the granularity of important details such as differing drug choices or specific dosing. To assess and relate the different available ERAS protocols, we conducted a comprehensive narrative literature review focused on comparing commonalities and differences among the following aspects of ERAS protocols: mechanisms of action, post-surgery pain levels, opioid consumption, utilization of muscle relaxants, use of anti-inflammation drugs, and ambulation after surgery. Our goal in this project was to simplify the search process for institutions who review the literature. In this review, certain ERAS elements such as early ambulation, blood loss, pain management, and patient positioning are further explored in more depth.

Indexed as

Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryAnalgesics, OpioidHumansPain ManagementPostoperative PainAnalgesics, Opioidanesthesiaenhanced recovery after surgeryopioid.painpostoperativeprotocolspine surgery

Identifiers

PMID35359140
PMCPMC10156499

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