Enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Audrey L Khoury; Katharine L McGinigle; Nikki L Freeman; Helal El-Zaatari; Cynthia Feltner; Jason M Long; University of North Carolina School of Medicine Enhanced Recovery Program Working Group

doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2021.07.007

Enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

JTCVS Open. 2021 Jul 15:7:370-391. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.07.007. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Audrey L Khoury^{1

2

3}, Katharine L McGinigle³, Nikki L Freeman², Helal El-Zaatari², Cynthia Feltner^{4

5}, Jason M Long³; University of North Carolina School of Medicine Enhanced Recovery Program Working Group

Collaborators

University of North Carolina School of Medicine Enhanced Recovery Program Working Group:
Lavinia M Kolarczyk, Emily G Teeter, Benjamin E Haithcock, Gita N Mody

Affiliations

¹ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
² Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
³ Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁵ Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Abstract

ERATS decreased length of stay, postoperative complications, and readmission.

Keywords: ERATS, enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery; LOS, length of stay; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SR, systematic review; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; enhanced recovery after surgery; lung resection; meta-analysis; systematic review.

Publication types

Editorial