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ReviewCureus2023

Revolutionizing Surgical Care: The Power of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).

Reda H Mithany, Nesma Daniel, M Hasaan Shahid, Samana Aslam, Mark Abdelmaseeh, Farid Gerges, Muhammad Umar Gill, Shenouda B Abdallah, Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Talha Saeed and 2 more

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
18.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Reda H MithanyDepartment of General and Emergency Surgery, Kingston Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Kingston Upon Thames, GBR.
Nesma DanielMedical Laboratory Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGY.
M Hasaan ShahidSurgery, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, GBR.
Samana AslamGeneral Surgery, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Mark AbdelmaseehGeneral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, EGY.
Farid GergesDepartment of General and Emergency Surgery, Kingston Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Muhammad Umar GillAccident and Emergency, Kings College Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Shenouda B AbdallahSurgery, Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait, KWT.
Abdul HannanSurgery, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, GBR.
Muhammad Talha SaeedInternal Medicine, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, GBR.
Mina ManassehGeneral Surgery, Torbay and South Devon National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Torquay, GBR.
Mohamed S MohamedOrthopaedics, King's College, London, GBR.
Lahore General Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has brought about substantial transformations in perioperative care, substituting conventional methods with a patient-centric, evidence-based strategy. ERAS protocol adopts a holistic approach to patient care, which includes all stages preceding, during, and following the operation. These programs prioritize patient-specific therapies that are tailored to their specific requirements. Nutritional assessment and enhancement, patient education, minimally invasive procedures, and multimodal pain management are all fundamental components of ERAS. ERAS provides a multitude of advantages, including diminished postoperative complications, abbreviated hospital stays, heightened patient satisfaction, and healthcare cost reductions. This article examines the foundational tenets of ERAS, their incorporation into the field of general surgery, their suitability for diverse surgical specialties, the obstacles faced during implementation, and possible directions for further investigation, such as the integration of digital health technologies, personalized patient care, and the long-term viability of ERAS protocols.

Indexed as

enhanced recovery after surgery (eras)eras protocolmultimodal pain managementpatient-centered approachperioperative care

Identifiers

PMID38024087
PMCPMC10646429
OpenAlexW4388655151

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