Enhanced recovery after surgery in children undergoing abdominal surgery: meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal approach that streamlines patient processes before, during, and after surgery. The goal is to reduce surgical stress responses and improve outcomes; however, the impact of ERAS programmes in paediatric abdominal surgery remains unclear. The authors aimed to review the effectiveness of ERAS on clinical outcomes in children undergoing abdominal surgery.

Method

CINAHL, CENTRAL, Embase, ProQuest, PubMed, and Scopus were searched for relevant studies published from inception until January 2021. The length of hospital stay (LOS), time to oral intake, time to stool, complication rates, and 30-day readmissions were measured. Meta-analyses and subgroup analyses were conducted using RevMan 5.4 with a random-effects mode

SUBMITTER: Hidayah BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856339 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature