Volume 116, Issue 5 pp. 613-616
REVIEW ARTICLE

Minimally invasive surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery: The ideal combination?

Basile Pache MD

Basile Pache MD

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Search for more papers by this author
Martin Hübner MD

Martin Hübner MD

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Search for more papers by this author
Jonas Jurt MD

Jonas Jurt MD

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Search for more papers by this author
Nicolas Demartines MD

Corresponding Author

Nicolas Demartines MD

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Correspondence

Prof. Nicolas Demartines, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Email: [email protected]

Search for more papers by this author
Fabian Grass MD

Fabian Grass MD

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Search for more papers by this author
First published: 29 October 2017
Citations: 35

Abstract

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and minimally invasive surgery are both in the limelight due to their potential positive effects on surgical outcome. Large randomized trials and meta-analyses validated the use of both, laparoscopy and ERAS protocol, as individual measures. A synergistic effect of both entities might contribute to even better outcomes. This review hence assessed the literature upon up-to-date studies combining both methods.

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties.