Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Are Narcotics Necessary?

Richard S HoehnAaron P SeitzKathleen E SingerJonathan R ThompsonBrad M Watkins

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

Implementation of an ERAS protocol for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with a dramatic reduction in the use of narcotics in the postoperative period. This has implementation for the usage of narcotics for laparoscopic surgery and potential elimination of narcotics for certain patients and procedures.

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
primary care
randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis