[The Usefulness of ERAS Concepts for Colorectal Resections - an Economic Analysis under DRG Conditions].

Background: ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) describes a multimodal, interdisciplinary and interprofessional treatment concept that optimizes the postoperative convalescence of the patient through the use of evidence-based measures.

Goal Of The Work: The aim of this article is to examine the economic feasibility of the concept in the German DRG system.

Material And Methods: Since August 2019, patients have been treated in our clinic according to the later certified ERAS concept.

The usefulness of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery concepts for colorectal resections: an economic analysis under DRG conditions.

Purpose: ERAS® (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) describes a multimodal, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional treatment concept that optimizes the postoperative convalescence of the patient through the use of evidence-based measures. Goal of the work. The aim of this article is to examine the economic feasibility of the ERAS® concept in the German DRG (diagnosis-related groups) system.