Amputation ERAS

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs promote an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care aimed at facilitating faster recovery from surgery, decreasing hospital length of stay, and minimizing post-operative complications. From scheduling through discharge, all phases of perioperative care are incorporated into ERAS programs.  

Amputation ERAS Pathway: 

• Amputation ERAS algorithm

• Amputation ERAS synopsis (provides care standards employed for this surgical pathway) 

 Additional tools associated with this ERAS Pathway: 

• ERAS overview handout - English 

• ERAS overview handout - Spanish

   

 Inclusion and exclusion criteria:

• Inclusion: 

  • Any major extremity amputation 

• Exclusion: 

  • Finger/toe amputation 

Committee members involved in the development: 

• Emily Weisberg, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Co-Chair

• Erin Adams, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Co-Chair 

• Nicole Doyle, MD, FASA, FAAP | Anesthesiology | Committee Co-Chair 

• Armand Morel, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Member 

• Soroush Merchant, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Member

• Kathryn Keeler, MD | Orthopedic Surgery | Committee Member 

 EBP Committee Members: 

• Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology, Evidence Based Practice 

• Andrea Melanson, OTD, OTR/L | Evidence Based Practice 

Publication dates: 

• Finalized date: 02/2025 

• Next expected revision date: 02/2028 

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