Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs for patients having colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

C Eskicioglu, SS Forbes, MA Aarts, A Okrainec… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Enhanced recovery after surgery programs have been introduced with aims of
improving patient care, reducing complication rates, and shortening hospital stay following …

A qualitative study to understand the barriers and enablers in implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery program

EA Pearsall, Z Meghji, KB Pitzul, MA Aarts… - Annals of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Explore the barriers and enablers to adoption of an Enhanced Recovery after
Surgery (ERAS) program by the multidisciplinary perioperative team responsible for the care of …

Adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) strategies for colorectal surgery at academic teaching hospitals and impact on total length of hospital stay

MA Aarts, A Okrainec, A Glicksman, E Pearsall… - Surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Objective The objective of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs is to incorporate
strategies into the perioperative care plan to decrease complications, hasten recovery, …

Postoperative ERAS interventions have the greatest impact on optimal recovery: experience with implementation of ERAS across multiple hospitals

MA Aarts, OD Rotstein, EA Pearsall, JC Victor… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs incorporate evidence-based
practices to minimize perioperative stress, gut dysfunction, and promote early recovery. …

Development of an enhanced recovery after surgery guideline and implementation strategy based on the knowledge-to-action cycle

RS McLeod, MA Aarts, F Chung, C Eskicioglu… - Annals of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to increase
recovery, decrease complications, and reduce length of stay. However, they are difficult …

Preoperative predictors of adherence to multidisciplinary follow-up care postbariatric surgery

…, S Robinson, S Sockalingam, MA Aarts - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Long-term multidisciplinary care after bariatric surgery is important for weight
maintenance and management of co-morbidities. Despite this, the rate of attendance to follow-…

Optimizing bariatric surgery multidisciplinary follow-up: a focus on patient-centered care

MA Aarts, N Sivapalan, SE Nikzad, K Serodio… - Obesity surgery, 2017 - Springer
Background Failure to follow-up post-bariatric surgery has been associated with higher
postoperative complications, lower percentage weight loss and poorer nutrition. Objective This …

Compliance with urinary catheter removal guidelines leads to improved outcome in enhanced recovery after surgery patients

A Okrainec, MA Aarts, LG Conn, S McCluskey… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the study was to determine whether compliance with Enhanced
Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) urinary catheter recommendations is associated with …

Operative vs nonoperative treatment of acute unstable chest wall injuries: a randomized clinical trial

…, B Da Costa, M Bhandari, J Singh, MA Aarts… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Unstable chest wall injuries have high rates of mortality and morbidity. In the last
decade, multiple studies have reported improved outcomes with operative compared with …

Understanding surgical residents' postoperative practices and barriers and enablers to the implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guideline

A Nadler, EA Pearsall, JC Victor, MA Aarts… - Journal of surgical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction An Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)
was developed at the University of Toronto. Before implementation, general surgery …