Patients' experiences of participating in an Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery (ERACS) program

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), previously called fast-track, originated in 1999 in Denmark and is gaining ever-increasing acceptance throughout North America. ERAS attempts to minimize the body’s stress response and organ dysfunction while enhancing recovery by decreasing complications and...

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Main Author: Desilets, Shannon
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45452