A new care regimen for bariatric surgery patients cut postoperative recovery time in half and reduced opioid use by 95%, according to a study conducted at Roper St. Francis Bariatric & Metabolic Services, in Charleston, S.C.
Patient outcomes, evaluated before and after the surgery center implemented the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in 2016, showed decreases in readmission rates by nearly 40%, postoperative average length of stay from 3.3 to 1.5 days, and average