Many steps can be taken to enhance recovery after thoracic surgery

Eliza Sophie Hartmann; Paul Philipp Heinisch; Markus M Luedi; Maks Mihalj

doi:10.1186/s13019-021-01655-z

Many steps can be taken to enhance recovery after thoracic surgery

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Sep 28;16(1):278. doi: 10.1186/s13019-021-01655-z.

Authors

Eliza Sophie Hartmann¹, Paul Philipp Heinisch^{2

3

4}, Markus M Luedi³, Maks Mihalj⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Langenthal Regional Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Congenital and Pediatric Heart Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. maks.mihalj@insel.ch.

Abstract

Our letter to the editor comments on issues raised in the May 14, 2020, article by Budacan et al. addressing the development of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a nationwide survey identified issues. Here, we expand on the authors' findings.

Keywords: Cardiothoracic surgery; ERAS; Enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery; Non-technical skills; Operating room management; Optimization; Shared decision making; Staffing.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Ireland
Retrospective Studies
Thoracic Surgery*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures*
United Kingdom