Enhanced recovery after surgery

In this interview, Dr. Gregg Nelson and Dr. Alon Altman explain Enhanced Recovery After Surgery or ERAS, an evidence-based care pathway created to improve patient outcomes after surgery. ERAS reconsiders or eliminates long standing surgical practices such as prolonged fasting, mechanical bowel preparation, nasogastric tubes, delayed feeding after surgery, and long hospital stays. Dr. Gregg Nelson is chief of gynecologic oncology at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta and Dr. Alon Altman is a gynecologic oncologist with Cancercare Manitoba and associate professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. They co-authored a review article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180635 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.