Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Brunelli A, Cerfolio RJ, Gonzalez M, Ljungqvist O, Petersen RH, Popescu WM, Slinger PD, Naidu B. Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 55: 91-115. PMID: 30304509, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recoveryPerioperative managementLung surgeryThoracic surgeryConsensus recommendationsSurgery SocietyEarlier chest drain removalAvailable evidenceOpioid-sparing analgesiaPostoperative organ dysfunctionRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisEuropean SocietyHigh-risk patientsOptimal perioperative managementPerioperative care pathwaysChest drain removalHigh-level evidenceShort-acting anestheticsNon-randomized studiesPrevention of hypothermiaLarge non-randomized studiesGood quality studiesBest available evidenceAvoidance of fasting