Peter J Schams, Matthew W Tradewell, Charles P Nolte, Christine A Feller, Sandra J Elsen, Jamie L Ludlum, Andrew R Jagim, Micaela M Schollmeier
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs are common among healthcare systems and various surgical disciplines. Although evidence supporting the physiological rationale of multiple nutrition, physical activity, and pain control strategies before, during, and after surgical procedures is accumulating, implementing such strategies may pose a substantial challenge. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to outline the development, workflow, and implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program for same-day total joint replacement procedures in a rural healthcare setting...
March 2024: Orthopaedic Nursing