Sharron Close, Sarah C Blake, Teaniese Tina Davis, Salva N Balbale, Joseph E Perry, Reed Weingard, Martha-Conley Ingram, Willemijn Schäfer, Jennifer Strople, Mehul V Raval
INTRODUCTION: We explored patient, caregiver, and provider recommendations for development of a tool kit to implement enhanced recovery protocols (ERPs) for pediatric patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. ERPs are widely used for adults to decrease hospital length of stay, hospital costs, and complications while hastening patient recovery after surgery. With limited data available for ERPs among pediatric populations informed modification of adult ERPs is needed to facilitate successful implementation for pediatric surgery...
December 29, 2022: Journal of Surgical Research