Ortho Surgery QR Code

The Ortho Surgery QR Code applies the “ERAS” Protocol to knee prosthesis surgery, allowing an outstanding qualitative increase of achievable outcomes by the reduction of postoperative pain and surgical stress. The application of this protocol provides for a series of actions to undertake in pre-, intra- and postoperative phases, to which is possible to access clicking the buttons below:

PREOPERATIVE PHASE
INTRAOPERATIVE PHASE
POSTOPERATIVE PHASE

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How it works

Through the ERAS Protocol, the patient becomes protagonist of his/her own rehabilitation: the clinical outcome will be greater than standard protocol ones because we also work on patient’s psychology motivating him/her in appropriate expectations.
In the worldwide Orthopaedic Centers where the procedure is consolidated the importance of multidisciplinary approach as cornerstore of the methodology has long been demonstrated. Indeed beside the Orthopaedic Surgeon is necessary the involvement of Anesthetist, Internist, Physiatrician, Physiotherapist, Pharmacist, Dietician, Nursing Staff and Psychologist.
The main benefits of “ERAS Protocol” are:

  • Reduction of hospital stay.
  • Greater involvement of patient in the therapeutic pathway.
  • Fewer perioperative complications as reduction of bleeding rather than risk of blood transfusion close to zero.
  • Control of postoperative pain, nausea and vomit.
  • Reduction of placement of bladder catheter.
  • Reduction of hospital infections.
  • Quicker functional recovery.

Patient’s involvement

The aims of “ERAS” protocol can be achieved only if the patient takes an active role in the care pathway so the involvement of patient and his/her relatives is essential through detailed information concerning the proposed clinical-care pathway (admission procedure, hospital stay, surgery act and consequent rehabilitation pathway). The patient must attend it and prove that he/she benefitted.

Optimization of clinical conditions before admission

For the “ERAS APPROACH” is crucial to optimize in the period before admission the general conditions of patient.  The appropriate patient should be selected and the risk factors on the hospitalization time, mainly on surgery complications, should be checked too. In particular, some common factors can be enhanced before surgery, also with a multidisciplinary approach, for example:

  • Smoke and alcohol consumption
  • Anxiety and depression before surgery
  • Malnutrition/obesity
  • Preoperative anemia