Enhanced recovery after prosthetic surgery

The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a proven concept in many surgical disciplines since the early 2000s. Studies agree benefit in prosthetic surgery and it has been shown to lead to improved practices and results permitting a faster discharge to home with lesser morbidity and mortality. It implies a cohesion in the message delivery and the general practitioner plays a central role. The collection and analysis of the data is fundamental to continuously improve the protocol and thus the care of patients. These protocols are a step towards outpatient management in this kind of surgery.