Abstract:Objectives: The implementation of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols has tremendously improved the patient's postoperative outcome, which also reduced the length of the hospital stay (LOS), postoperative complications, and costs. ERAS guidelines are available for various major visceral surgeries, but so far there is no ERAS protocol for hip and knee replacements. However, we have transferred the principles of Enhanced Recovery to our perioperative treatment of patients with hip and knee replaceme… Show more
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