Barriers to the implementation of pre-operative eras fasting guidelines in an academic hospital in gauteng, South Africa

Abstract

Objectives: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols consist of a holistic multidisciplinary approach to improve outcomes of surgery patients; however, there is a lack of information on the implementation of ERAS guidelines in South Africa. Nutrition is a core component of ERAS and a study conducted in an academic hospital in Gauteng, South Africa found that the latest ERAS preoperative fasting guidelines are not implemented. Understanding the barriers to implementation can assist in developing strategies to improve pre-operative ERAS nutrition guidelines implementation.Determine the barriers to pre-operative ERAS fasting guidelines implementation in an Academic Government Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa.