Cardiac Surgery ERAS- Bypass/Thoracotomy

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways 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 pathways.

The Cardiac Surgery: Bypass and Thoracotomy Synopsis provides a high-level overview of the care standards employed for this ERAS. 

Algorithms associated with this ERAS:

Associated tools with this ERAS:

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion:

Bypass cases
Coarctation of aorta cases.
Vascular ring cases.
Patients > 6 months of age.
Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I, II, or III.

Exclusion:

Repeat sternotomy cases.
Single ventricle physiology.
Pre-op inpatients.

Committee members involved in the development:

J. Huffman, MD, FASA | Anesthesiology | Committee Co-chair
C Taylor, MD | Anesthesiology | Committee Co-chair
W. Douglas, MD | Cardiac Surgery | Committee Member
A. Panchal, MD | Critical Care Medicine | Committee Member
L. Malloy Walton, DO, MPH | Cardiology| Committee Member
R. Hulse, MSN, APRN, PCNS, CPN | Anesthesiology | Committee Member
R, Juhl, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN | Heart Center | Committee Member
S. Lagergren, APRN | Heart Center | Committee Member
M. McGraw, MSN, RN, CPNP | Heart Center | Committee Member
T. Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology, Evidence Based Practice | Committee Member
A. Melanson, OTD, OTR/L | Evidence Based Practice | Committee Member