Patient outcomes following implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for patients with metastatic spine tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastatic spine tumor surgery consists of palliative operations performed on frail patients with multiple medical comorbidities. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs involve an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to improve perioperative outcomes. This study presents clinical outcomes of a metastatic spine tumor ERAS pathway implemented at a tertiary cancer center.

Methods

The metastatic spine tumor ERAS program launched in April 2019, and data from January 2018 to May 2020 were reviewed. Measured outcomes included the following: hospital length of stay (LOS), time to ambulation, urinary catheter duration, time to resumption of diet, intraoperative fluid intake, estimated blood loss (EBL), and intraoperative and postoperative day 0-5 cumulative

SUBMITTER: Chakravarthy VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature