enhanced-recovery-protocols-eras
A 65-year-old woman is scheduled for elective primary total knee arthroplasty. The hospital has recently implemented an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. The preoperative nurse is reviewing the protocol elements with the patient, including fasting guidelines and carbohydrate loading. Regarding preoperative optimization in ERAS protocols for orthopaedic surgery:
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Preoperative carbohydrate loading (maltodextrin drink 2-3 hours before surgery) reduces postoperativ...
Preoperative patient education and expectation setting are core ERAS components; informed patients h...
Patients should be nil by mouth from midnight before surgery regardless of scheduled surgical time; ...
Preoperative anemia optimization is an ERAS recommendation; oral iron should be started 4-6 weeks be...
Smoking cessation at least 4 weeks before surgery reduces wound complications, respiratory complicat...
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