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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Editorial

Successful recovery after major surgery: moving beyond length of stay

Authors: Timothy E Miller, Monty Mythen

Published in: Perioperative Medicine | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

There is strong evidence that Enhanced Recovery Pathways improve length of hospital stay, readmission rates, and complications after major surgery. However, recovery is a complex process that only finishes when the patient returns to normal function. Future studies should also address the patient experience, as well as functional recovery and quality of life after major surgery.

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Title: Successful recovery after major surgery: moving beyond length of stay
Authors: Timothy E Miller
Monty Mythen
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Perioperative Medicine / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2047-0525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-0525-3-4

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