SynthesisBJS open2023
Enhanced recovery after surgery in children undergoing abdominal surgery: meta-analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative Nutrition-Based Interventions in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgeries-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery-based multidisciplinary perioperative care pathway in children undergoing laparoscopic high ligation of the hernia sac.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Trial
- Surgeon-guided transversalis fascia plane block vs. trocar site wound infiltration in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Trial
- Implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for paediatric laparoscopic surgery: a single-center experience.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Implementation of a risk-stratified perioperative safety pathway for children undergoing elective ERCP: a single-center real-world retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for laparoscopic gastrostomy insertion facilitates 23-h discharge.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Autologous liver transplantation for unresectable hepatobiliary malignancies in enhanced recovery after surgery model.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2024Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal approach that streamlines patient processes before, during, and after surgery. The goal is to reduce surgical stress responses and improve outcomes; however, the impact of ERAS programmes in paediatric abdominal surgery remains unclear. The authors aimed to review the effectiveness of ERAS on clinical outcomes in children undergoing abdominal surgery.
methodCINAHL, CENTRAL, Embase, ProQuest, PubMed, and Scopus were searched for relevant studies published from inception until January 2021. The length of hospital stay (LOS), time to oral intake, time to stool, complication rates, and 30-day readmissions were measured. Meta-analyses and subgroup analyses were conducted using RevMan 5.4 with a random-effects model.
resultsAmong 2371 records from the initial search, 111 articles were retrieved for full-text screening and 12 were included for analyses. The pooled mean difference (MD) demonstrated reduced LOS (MD -1.96; 95 per cent c.i. -2.75 to -1.17), time to oral intake (MD -3.37; 95 per cent c.i. -4.84 to -1.89), and time to stool (MD -4.19; 95 per cent c.i. -6.37 to -2.02). ERAS reduced postoperative complications by half and 30-day readmission by 36 per cent. Subgroup analyses for continuous outcomes suggested that ERAS was more effective in children than adolescents.
conclusionERAS was effective in improving clinical outcomes for paediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
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