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ERAS protocol for cesarean delivery reduces opioid usage
Key clinical point: An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for cesarean delivery may decrease postoperative opioid usage. It also may decrease pain scores in the first 3 days after surgery.
Major finding: The reduction in opioid use remained 8 months later. Pain scores significantly decreased with ERAS for postoperative days 1-3 and remained unchanged on day 4.
Study details: A retrospective cohort study of 316 women who underwent cesarean delivery 3 months before the start of the ERAS pathway and 267 who underwent cesarean delivery 3 months after ERAS was implemented.
Disclosures: The researchers had no disclosures.
Ruymann K et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;222(1):S212, Abstract 315.