Ultrasound Guided Enhanced Recovery Program in Colorectal Surgery: Kasralainy Modified Protocol Farag Ahmed FA1, Mikhail Hany MS1, Elsheshiny Hamed H1, Mohamed Moataz F2, Refaie Osama RM1,*, Omar Haitham SE1, Marzouk Ahmed MSM1 1Department of General Surgery, Cairo University Medical School, KasrAlainy, Egypt 2Department of Internal Medicine and Radiology, Cairo University Medical School, KasrAlainy, Egypt *Corresponding Author: Osama RM Refaie, Department of General Surgery, Cairo University Medical School, KasrAlainy, Egypt, Email: Osama.ref.m@kasralainy.edu.eg
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols were created to improve patient recovery and to reduce the postoperative hospital stay and comorbidities. Temporary postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction, as nausea, vomiting, or abdominal distension, is a common morbidity after abdominal surgery that largely determines clinical recovery and hospital stay. Currently, the diagnoses of temporary postoperative GI.dysfunction and paralytic ileus are based on subjective reporting of clinical symptoms. In our study an objective assessment tool to identify temporary postoperative GI. dysfunction and paralytic ileus, as well as their resolution was used and the results showed that ERAS combined with abdominal ultrasound used for the care of patients undergoing colorectal surgery is improving standards of care by reducing postoperative hospital stay, attempting to improve the overall quality of recovery, decrease the percentage of postoperative vomiting, cost saving, and patient satisfaction. Top Keywords Ultrasound, ERAS, Colorectal, Cancer, PONV, Recovery. Top |