Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program in octogenarian patients: a propensity score matching analysis on the "Lazio Network" database.
Michele GriecoGiampaolo GaliffaLaura LorenzonGiuseppe MarincolaRoberto PersianiRoberto SantoroGraziano PernazzaAntonio BresciaEmanuele SantoroFrancesco StipaAntonio CrucittiStefano ManciniRaffaele Macarone PalmieriMassimiliano Di PaolaMarco SacchiMassimo Carlininull nullPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2022)
The ERAS protocol is safe in octogenarian patients, with similar levels of compliance and surgical outcomes. However, octogenarian patients have a higher rate of overall complications and a longer hospital stay than do younger patients.