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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program at University Hospitals Recognized with Patient Engagement Best Practice Award

May 16, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

An innovative program at University Hospitals is yielding notable results, creating shorter hospital stays, less use of opioids, fewer post-surgical infections and lower costs for patients. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) recently won the Patient Engagement Best Practice Award from the Ohio Patient Safety Institute for 2021.

Patient-Centered Protocols Help Eliminate Excess Opioid Use after Lung Surgery

September 10, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

Lung surgery patients who utilize a comprehensive, evidence-based enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program require fewer opioid prescriptions when discharged and this effect was sustained over the 4-year study period.

ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

January 30, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

Select patients born with heart defects and who undergo congenital heart surgery recover with few complications and reduced opioid use when a comprehensive, evidence-based enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program is used, according to research presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.