TUPELO — The implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for colorectal surgeries at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo has led to shorter hospital stays for colorectal ...

Background: Major colorectal surgery usually requires a hospital stay of more than 12 days. Inadequate pain management, intestinal dysfunction and immobilisation are the main factors associated with ...

ERAS is a patient-centered, evidence-based approach designed to improve outcomes by minimizing the physiological and psychological stress of surgery. Initially developed for colorectal procedures, ...

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons released, in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, enhanced recovery guidelines concerning ...

With more than 234 million major operations performed annually worldwide, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are transforming how healthcare facilities approach perioperative and ...

CHICAGO — Patients who underwent colorectal surgery fared better when they received the opioid receptor antagonist alvimopan (Entereg, Cubist Pharmaceuticals) than when they did not, according to a ...