Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) General Guidelines

DG of Health Services and Programmes

Acknowledgment

The directorate General of Specialized Medical Care would like to take this opportunity to thank all ERAS members who have participated in reviewing the following guidelines. A special acknowledgement to the following:

Dr Hind Al Mujarfi	Royal Hospital
Dr Anwar Zahran	Sultan Qaboos Hospital Salalah
Dr Abhijit Nair	Ibra Hospital
Dr Medhat Shalabi	Al Zahra Hospital Dubai

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Acronyms

ER	Enhanced Recovery
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
CHO	Carbohydrate
PONV	Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting
ERAS	Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
MUST	Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
STAMP	Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics
ASA	American Society of Anesthesiologists
PO	Post operative
DVT	Deep Vein Thrombosis
GA	General Anesthesia
GDFT	Goal Directed Fluid Therapy
IVF	Intravenous Fluid
ESP	Erector Spinae
EMR	Electronic Medical Reports
TAP	Transversus Abdominis Plane
QL	quadratus lumborum
NGT	Nasogastric Tube
NSQIP	National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
APAP	N-acetyl-para-aminophenol
TIVA	Total Intravenous Anesthesia
COX	Cyclooxygenase
SSI	Surgical Site Infection
H&P	History and Physical Examination
ISCR	Improving Surgical Care and Recovery