Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs Improve Patient Outcomes and Recovery: A Meta-analysis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 899-913

  Lau, Christine S M ^a,b   Chamberlain, Ronald S ^a,b,c,d  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Grenada)

^c Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84994442775     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3807-4     Document Type: Article

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