SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2025
Application of an enhanced recovery after surgery care protocol in patients undergoing lumbar interbody fusion surgery: a meta-analysis.
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- Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols on mortality and morbidity after trauma and non-trauma emergency laparotomies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in elderly patients undergoing lumbar fusion: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- Optimising postoperative spine outcomes: an umbrella review of enhanced recovery after spinal surgery (ERASS) protocols.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- ERAS following spine surgery in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in patients undergoing elective craniotomies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical impact of enhanced recovery after spinal surgery protocols on one-level lumbar arthrodesis: results from a single-center randomized controlled trial.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Trial
- Trajectory and influencing factors of changes in anxiety and depression in elderly patients after lumbar interbody fusion.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Comparison of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery guideline-based multimodal analgesia with patient-controlled morphine analgesia for length of stay after spine instrumentation surgeries - A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture Stimulation on Postoperative Pain Control and Mobility in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Study Protocol for a Prospective Randomized Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has been widely used in several surgical fields. This meta-analysis compared the clinical outcomes of the ERAS protocol and standard care (SC) in patients who underwent lumbar interbody fusion surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases were systematically searched to identify studies reporting the effects of the ERAS protocol on clinical outcomes in patients who underwent lumbar interbody fusion surgery.
resultsOverall, 15 studies involving 17 865 patients were included in the final analysis. With the ERAS protocol, the length of hospitalization (SMD: - 0.47, 95% CI - 0.56 to -0.38), postoperative complications (OR = 0.62; 95% CI 0.50 to 0.77), operation time (SMD = - 0.26; 95% CI - 0.44 to -0.09), postoperative pain (SMD = - 0.35; 95% CI - 0.64 to -0.07) and duration of ambulation (SMD = - 0.80; 95% CI - 1.02 to - 0.58) were significantly reduced. The rates of readmission (OR = 0.63; 95% CI 0.38 to 1.04), estimated blood loss (SMD = - 0.31; 95% CI - 0.69 to 0.06) and hospitalization costs (SMD: - 0.56, 95% CI - 1.27 to 0.14) did not significantly differ between the ERAS and SC groups.
conclusionsThe present meta-analysis indicated that the ERAS protocol could be safely and feasibly implemented in the perioperative management of patients receiving lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The protocol significantly reduced the length of hospitalization, incidence of postoperative complications, operation time, duration of 1st ambulation and duration of postoperative pain. However, no differences were observed in estimated blood loss, readmission rates or hospitalization costs.
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