Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) are evidence based protocols that are designed to accelerate a surgical patient’s recovery time, reduce hospital stay, and safely manage pain more effectively. Terrebonne General Medical Center is the only facility in the region to now offer an advanced program designed to improve patient’s recovery from surgeries performed at TGMC and has been especially successful in breast reconstruction surgery for patients of Mary Bird Perkins TGMC Cancer Center.
“TGMC and our physicians are constantly pursuing techniques that lead to improvements in patient care with the use of evidence based practices,” said Ben Adams, MD, director of anesthesiology. “Since implementing the use of ERAS protocols, our patients are experiencing a reduction in post-operative pain while also minimizing the use of narcotics. This leads to improved patient satisfaction, less time in the hospital, and a quicker return to normal function.”
ERAS is a collaborative approach supported by physicians, anesthesia staff, clinical nutrition, nursing, and therapy that focuses on ensuring patients are actively involved in their recovery and can quickly return to normal function. The program’s main stages include decreased postoperative pain, reduced complications, improved outcomes, decreased length of stay, expedited recovery, and minimized surgical stress response.
Pictured are Terrebonne General Medical Center’s Anesthesia Team, Doctors Jared Roussel, Francis Lewis II, Michael Prejean Jr., and Ben Adams, who developed the first Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program in the region designed to improve patient’s recovery from surgery.