ERAS Pathway Improves Positive Patient Outcomes ROSEMONT, Ill. , Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently updated and approved its policy considerations for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS), for pathway development and implementation.
These policy considerations were revised through the AANA evidence-based process, involving a systematic keyword search, a review of relevant research, and revision of document content to reflect most current evidence. Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) refers to the patient-centered, evidence-based, interdisciplinary team-developed series of medical decisions for a surgical specialty to reduce the patient's surgical stress, optimize their health prior to and during surgery, and facilitate faster recovery. "Growing evidence suggests that ERAS pathway contributes to improved patient outcomes, reduces postoperative problems and accelerates recovery," said AANA Director of Region 3 Daniel King, DNP, CRNA, CPPS, CNE and lead author of the revised policy considerations.
"As a result, there is also a decrease in hospital and patient cost when complications are reduced and hospital stays are minimized." Each element of the ERAS pathway is important to successful patient recovery and chief among its benefits is it can be modified to address each patient's unique needs. Each patient must be evaluated for the eligibility and the appropriateness of the ERAS in their plan of care.
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