Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—An enhanced recovery pathway consisting of an evidence-based clinical care pathway significantly improved outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy, including reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) and increasing the rate of ambulation on day 1.
Discussing the basis of their program, researchers from Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital and Clinics, in California, said although enhanced recovery programs for esophagectomy are not new, there is a lack