ERAS Program (also known as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) is a care model that helps you recover faster and better after surgery. This program changes the traditional surgical care strategy on the basis of empirical medicine, which minimizes the physical injury and psychological stress brought by the surgery, and thereby reduces the risk of inpatient days from post-surgical complications and achieves the goal of faster recovery.

The care team of CMUH’s ERAS Program comprises of professionals in multiple positions, including doctors, nutritionists, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, and program case managers. The content of the program includes the following three sections: 

Pre-surgical Preparation: Expected surgery to the day before surgery

Nutrition Preparation	Optimization of functional capacity	Adjustment of lifestyle	Psychological preparation

Care During Surgery: On the day of operation

Precision Anesthesia	Minimally invasive surgery	Active Warming

Post-Surgery Recovery: Day of surgery to discharge from hospital

Excellent recovery of respiratory function	Effective pain control Reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting	Reduce unnecessary tubes	Early enteral diet and mobilization Nutrition and rehabilitation implementation

Comparison with general surgical procedures

Our goal is to help you restore normal life soon after the surgery. We will develop a surgical care plan suitable for you together. We encourage you to bring any questions or concerns in the entire process and we will do our best to offer you a high-quality perioperative care.

ERAS Program Health Education Animation