Issues in patients' experiences of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) : a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore patients' experiences of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and to identify issues in the implementation of ERAS from the patient's perspective.

Design

The systematic review and qualitative analysis were based on the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodology for conducting synthesis.

Data sources

Relevant studies published in four databases, that is, Web of Science, PubMed, Ovid Embase and the Cochrane Library, were systematically searched, and some studies were supplemented by key authors and reference lists.

Study selection

Thirty-one studies were identified, involving 1069 surgical patients enrolled in the ERAS programme. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were formulated based on the Population, Interest of phenomena, Context, Study d

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature