Abstract
The use of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), has shown a reduction in hospital length of stay (LOS), physiological stress, and post-op complications in colorectal and adult bariatric surgical patients. Studies on implementing ERAS programs in adolescent bariatric patient populations are limited. We implemented an ERAS protocol in June 2016. Our ERAS protocol included pre-admission counseling, thromboprophylaxis, multimodal opiate sparing analgesia including gabapentin, avoidance of fluid overload, early post-operative feeding, early post-operative mobilization. The objective of this study is to identify the impact of ERAS on hospital LOS and post op complications in adolescent bariatric patients.
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