Abstract
Enhanced recovery after surgery, or ERAS®, has evolved from ‘fast-track surgery’ which was initially developed in colonic surgery by Henrik Kehlet in the 1990s.1 The fundamental, evidence-based principles of ERAS® are applicable to all surgical pathways and have been shown to improve patient outcomes. Patients benefit as they return to their functional baseline more quickly with fewer complications and hospitals see cost savings through decreased lengths of stay and avoidance of complications. Many of the elements of ERAS® relate to nursing roles such as preoperative education and postoperative mobilisation, nutrition and pain relief.
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