ERAS Guidelines and Outcomes Meta-analysis with Dr. Gregg Nelson

IJGC Podcast - A podcast by BMJ Group - Mondays

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Gregg Nelson to discuss ERAS Guidelines and Outcomes Meta-analysis. Dr. Gregg Nelson is Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Canada. He is the Physician Lead for ERAS Alberta and is Co-Chair of Enhanced Recovery Canada.  Highlights: Largest meta-analysis of ERAS randomized clinical trials finds hospital length of stay decreased by 1.9 days overall and risk of complications decreased by 29%, in favor of ERAS ERAS can be applied to both open and minimally invasive surgery ERAS benefits multiple surgery types