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What is As per enhanced recovery programme in colon surgeries, which of the following is true? and explain in detail?
Enhanced recovery programmes have been shown to reduce the length of hospital stay from 10-14 days to as little as 2-3 days, by modulating the surgical stress response and reducing postoperative ileus.Key elements of an enhanced recovery programmePreadmission counsellingAvoidance of mechanical bowel preparationPreoperative carbohydrate loadingAvoidance of preoperative dehydrationNo nasogastric tubesSho, transverse incisions (or laparoscopic procedure)Sho-acting anaesthetic drugsAvoidance of perioperative fluid/salt overloadThoracic epiduralsAvoidance of opiate analgesiaMaintenance of perioperative temperaturePrevention of postoperative nausea and vomitingEarly mobilisationEarly introduction of oral fluids/diets/supplementsEarly removal of urinary cathetersContinual audit of outcomesRef: Bailey and love, page: 1266