Medicine
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols for Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Quick fact
Studies show that Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for pancreaticoduodenectomy can reduce hospital stay by 2–4 days and lower overall complication rates by up to 50%, without increasing readmission rates.
Why this is interesting
After a major operation like the Whipple procedure, patients used to stay in the hospital for weeks. But now, many are going home in half that time, eating solid food within days. How is that possible?