Surgical Oncology
Carbohydrate drink
• You will consume clear liquids and Gatorade 2 hours before arrival time.
• You will consume clear liquids and Gatorade 2 hours before arrival time.
Health Assessment
• Includes baseline blood pressure and ideal body weight assessments.
• Includes baseline blood pressure and ideal body weight assessments.
Fluids before Surgery
•You will receive IV fluids before surgery to provide hydration.
•You will receive IV fluids before surgery to provide hydration.
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
• Will be given within 1 hour of incision.
• Will be given within 1 hour of incision.
Tailored Anesthesia Care
• Evidence-based, best practice recommendations will be used throughout the surgery to ensure individualized blood pressure management, prevention of blood clots, careful IV fluid administration, and medication administration.
• Evidence-based, best practice recommendations will be used throughout the surgery to ensure individualized blood pressure management, prevention of blood clots, careful IV fluid administration, and medication administration.
Goal Directed Fluid Management
• Best practice guidelines will be used to ensure you are appropriately hydrated throughout your surgery.
• Best practice guidelines will be used to ensure you are appropriately hydrated throughout your surgery.
Postoperative Pain Management
• Pain will be addressed using oral medications that target several different pain receptors. You may also have an epidural to help control their pain for certain procedures.
• Pain will be addressed using oral medications that target several different pain receptors. You may also have an epidural to help control their pain for certain procedures.
Tubes and Catheters
• The nasogastric tube and foley catheter should be removed on postoperative day one unless specified by the surgical team.
• The nasogastric tube and foley catheter should be removed on postoperative day one unless specified by the surgical team.
Activity
• You should be out of bed and walking by postoperative day 1.
• Daily ambulation goals will be set by the medical team and their completion encouraged by nursing staff.
• You should be out of bed and walking by postoperative day 1.
• Daily ambulation goals will be set by the medical team and their completion encouraged by nursing staff.
- See Patient Education Series for General ERAS Education!