Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS^®) protocol adapted to the Brazilian reality: a prospective cohort study for thoracic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs), resource optimization and infrastructure availability are recurrently in debate. In order to assist the development and implementation of guidelines, LMICs often exemplify from High-Income Countries protocols. At the final, it will be: content adaption is often needed. In this study, we demonstrated the preliminary analysis of the Brazilian experience by adapting the ERAS^® Protocol for thoracic surgery patients (PROSM).

Methods

Patients' data were extracted from the surgical group database that operated in the city of Sao Paulo. Patients' data were organized for analysis after the institution's ethics committee gave their approval. Patients' variables were analyzed and compared to a control group. Subgroup analysi

SUBMITTER: Abrao FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482344 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature