Development of an Enhanced Recovery Program in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Surgical Oncology Patients.

ABSTRACT: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are standardized perioperative treatment plans aimed at improving recovery time in patients following surgery using a multidisciplinary team approach. These protocols have been shown to optimize pain control, improve mobility, and decrease postoperative ileus and other surgical complications, thereby leading to a reduction in length of stay and readmission rates. To date, no ERAS-based protocols have been developed specifically for pediatric patients undergoing oncologic surgery. Our objective is to describe the development of a novel protocol for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult surgical oncology patients. Our protocol includes the following components: preoperative counseling, optimization of nutrition status, minimization of opioids

SUBMITTER: Wells SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700533 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature