Stephanie B. Jones

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Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) may be complicated by postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting, with consequent increases in length of stay (LOS), decreased patient satisfaction, and higher costs. While enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been in circulation for many years, there is no standard ERAS protocol for bariatric surgery. Methods Data were collected prospectively and compared to a historical control. All patients undergoing LSG, ages 18 to 75, were included in the pathway; those with preoperative chronic opioid use were excluded from our results. Statistical analysis was performed using t-statistics and chi-squared test. Ninety patients undergoing LSG, performed by a single surgeon, were included in our ERAS group from November 26, 2018, to April 30, 2019, and were compared to a historical control of 570 patients who underwent LSG over the previous 5 years (pre-ERAS). Measured outcomes included discharge opioid prescriptions issued, hospital length of stay, 30-day readmissions, reoperations, morbidity, and mortality. Results Ten (11%) ERAS patients vs 100% of pre-ERAS patients received opioid prescriptions upon, or after, discharge (p < 0.001). The ERAS group LOS decreased to 1.36 days vs 2.40 days in the pre-ERAS group (p < 0.001). 30-day readmission rates were 0% for ERAS patients vs 3.09% for pre-ERAS patients (p = 0.149). 30-day reoperation rates were 0% for ERAS patients vs 0.54% for pre-ERAS patients (p = 1). Thirty-day morbidity rates were 3.33% (3) for ERAS patients vs 3.27% for pre-ERAS patients (p = 1); there was no 30-day mortality in either group. Conclusion ERAS for LSG results in a clinical and statistically significant reduction in postoperative opioid use and LOS, without increasing 30-day readmissions, reoperations, morbidity, or mortality.

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