Journal article
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) expedites return to patient baseline and functional status by reducing surgical trauma, stress, and organ dysfunction. Despite the potential benefits of enhanced recovery protocols, limited research has been done in low-resource settings, where 95% of cesarean deliveries are emergent and could possibly benefit from the application of ERAS protocols.
METHODS: In a prospective, randomized, …
Authors
Baluku M; Bajunirwe F; Ngonzi J; Kiwanuka J; Ttendo S
Journal
Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 130, No. 3, pp. 769–776
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1213/ane.0000000000004495
ISSN
0003-2999
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultCesarean SectionDevice RemovalEarly AmbulationEatingEmergenciesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHospitalsHumansLength of StayPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPregnancyProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionSingle-Blind MethodTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUgandaUrinary CatheterizationUrinary CathetersYoung Adult