A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Eras (Enhanced Recovery after Surgery) Protocol Pathway with Conventional Protocol in Gastrointestinal Surgeries

Study Design: Randomized Control trial. Study Place: The study will be conducted in the Department of Surgery at The Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Study Duration: Eighteen Month. Sampling Technique: Block Randomization technique. Sample Size: 72. Methodology: 72 Indoor patients who will be admitted in general surgery ward for gastrointestinal surgery fulfilling inclusion criteria and willing to participate in the study after proper informed consent. Patients will be divided into two group of the study. One group which is under ERAS protocol perioperative care and another group which is conventional perioperative care. Descriptive statistics analysis, frequency analysis, percentage analysis was used to categorical variables and the mean and S.D were used for continuous variables. There will be two groups of the study; 1. Test Group - ERAS care, 2. Control Group - Conventional care. Result: From the study ERAS is beneficial in reducing the length of hospital stay, cost effective with very few complications when compared with conventional management of patient undergoing gastrointestinal surgeries. Conclusion: In the present study ERAS protocol found to be beneficial as compared with conventional care of management.