I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


2019 Sep 01


Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil


17


3

Interest of enhanced recovery programs in the elderly during total hip arthroplasty A systematic review.

Authors

Villatte G, Mathonnet M, Villeminot J, Savary M, Theissen A, Ostermann S, Erivan R, Raynaud-Simon A, Slim K
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2019 Sep 01; 17(3):234-242.
PMID: 31251213.

Abstract

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an evident advance in the management of patients. Its feasibility and its effectiveness have been little analyzed in elderly's orthopedics. The aim of this systematic review of the literature was to analyze the feasibility (realization of classic ERAS items) and the efficiency (length of stay, morbidity and mortality) of ERAS in the elderly during total arthroplasty hip.