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Publication Date
3-2022
Disclaimer
These guidelines do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare guidelines for each. Accordingly, these guidelines should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.
Objective of the Care Process Model
The objectives of the gastric sleeve ERAS program are to promote overall healing from surgery, decrease opioid pain medicine use and side effects by using regional anesthesia, advance diet faster and speed up return of bowel function, and decrease length of hospitalization.
Target Users
Anesthesiologists; Bariatric surgeons; Pre-Anesthesia testing nurse; Post Anesthesia Care nurses; Inpatient floor nurses
Clinical Questions Care Process Model
• Ketorolac in gastric bypass patients and risk of bleeding
• Use of Transverse Abdominal Plane (TAP) blocks and reduction of pain in lap gastric bypass patients
Disciplines
Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Gastric Sleeve Enhanced Recovery After Surgery" (2022). Care Process Models. 54.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/care_models/54
