How to implement an enhanced recovery programme after colorectal surgery?

Joris, Jean;Léonard, Daniel;Slim, Karem
(2018) Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition) — Vol. 118, n° 2, p. 73-77 (2018)

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  • Joris, Jean
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  • Léonard, DanielUCLouvain
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  • Slim, Karem
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(en) INTRODUCTION: Although the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery was introduced more than 20 years ago, its implementation in daily practice still remains difficult. RESULTS: This article addresses bottlenecks and barriers to the development of enhanced recovery programme (ERP). Barriers to the implementation are multifactorial and are raised by the different actors of these programmes: surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, patients. Solutions and steps that must be respected to succeed in introducing ERP in an hospital are proposed. CONCLUSIONS: Large-scale implementation of ERP continues to face mainly lack of trust and communication. Solutions exist and are based particularly on team work and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Joris, J., Léonard, D., & Slim, K. (2018). How to implement an enhanced recovery programme after colorectal surgery? Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition), 118(2), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2018.1427841 (Original work published 2018)