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Perioperative care in digestive surgery: the eras and acerto protocols - brazilian college of digestive surgery position paper

Aguilar-Nascimento JE, Ribeiro Junior U, Portari-Filho PE, Salomão AB, Caporossi C, Colleoni Neto R, Waitzberg DL, Campos ACL

Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 2024

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Abstract

Background: The concept introduced by protocols of enhanced recovery after surgery modifies perioperative traditional care in digestive surgery. The integration of these modern recommendations components during the perioperative period is of great importance to ensure fewer postoperative complications, reduced length of hospital stay, and decreased surgical costs.

Aims: To emphasize the most important points of a multimodal perioperative care protocol.

Methods: Careful analysis of each recommendation of both ERAS and ACERTO protocols, justifying their inclusion in the multimodal care recommended for digestive surgery patients.

Results: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) such as ERAS and ACERTO protocols are a cornerstone in modern perioperative care. Nutritional therapy is fundamental in digestive surgery, and thus, both preoperative and postoperative nutrition care are key to ensuring fewer postoperative complications and reducing the length of hospital stay. The concept of prehabilitation is another key element in ERPs. The handling of crystalloid fluids in a perfect balance is vital. Fluid overload can delay the recovery of patients and increase postoperative complications. Abbreviation of preoperative fasting for two hours before anesthesia is now accepted by various guidelines of both surgical and anesthesiology societies. Combined with early postoperative refeeding, these prescriptions are not only safe but can also enhance the recovery of patients undergoing digestive…

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