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Health Assessment
• Includes baseline blood pressure and ideal body weight assessments.

Pre-Procedural Counseling
• A nurse will talk to you about the ERAS program and provide you a handout for reference.
• Expectations in regards to goals of care, discharge, and pain management will be discussed.

Pain Management
•Pain will be addressed using oral medications that target several different pain receptors.

Bowel Prep
• You may receive a bowel prep if you are undergoing planned or highly anticipated bowel surgery. Otherwise, you will not receive a bowel prep.

Management of Nausea
• You will be assessed for nausea risk factors and treated appropriately.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
• Will be given within 1 hour of incision.

Tailored Anesthesia Care
• Evidence-based, best practice recommendations will be used throughout the surgery to ensure individualized blood pressure management, prevention of blood clots, careful IV fluid administration, and medication administration.

Warming Device
• You will have an air warming device applied to the upper body to keep you warm during surgery.

Postoperative Pain Management
• Pain will be addressed using oral medications that target several different pain receptors. You will also be discharged on an appropriate pain management regimen including Ibuprofen.

Foley Catheter
• The foley catheter should be removed on postoperative Day 1. Patients must urinate a certain amount prior to discharge.

General diet:
• You will eat as tolerated on the same day as surgery unless otherwise specified.
• You are encouraged to eat slowly and stop if you feel full or nauseated.