Perioperative surgical home models and enhanced recovery after surgery.

In recent years, numerous initiatives have been introduced to address changes in health-care costs, delivery methods, reimbursements, and the health-care needs of our aging population. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) defines the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) as a patient-centric, team-based model of care to help meet the demands of a rapidly approaching health-care paradigm emphasizing value, patient satisfaction, and a reduction in costs. Enhanced recovery pathways were initially established by a group of surgeons from Europe who formed a research group with the aim to explore the ultimate care pathway for patients undergoing colonic resections.

Essential Elements for Enhanced Recovery After Intra-Abdominal Surgery.

Purpose Of Review: Enhanced recovery pathways provide a framework outlining the best perioperative care for intra-abdominal surgical procedures. To date, no evidence-based umbrella guidelines exist for all intra-abdominal surgeries.

Recent Findings: PubMed and worldwide web searches were performed with the keywords: "ERAS," "Enhanced Recovery After Surgery," +/- "protocol.

Essential Elements for Enhanced Recovery After Intra-abdominal Surgery.

Purpose Of Review: Enhanced recovery pathways provide a framework outlining the best perioperative care for intra-abdominal surgical procedures. To date, no evidence-based umbrella guidelines exist for all intra-abdominal surgeries.

Recent Findings: A PubMed and worldwide web search was performed with the keywords: "ERAS," "enhanced recovery after surgery", ± "protocol.