PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS IN NEONATAL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY

This paper presents our own experience of implementing the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) International Protocolin neonatal surgical pathology from 2023. The results demonstrate the effi cacy of this approach in the context of the currentsituation, which is characterized by an increased workload in neonatal departments due to the destruction of medical facilities as a consequence of the Russian Federation’s military actions.Aim. To analyze, assess and discuss the experience and details of implementing the ERAS International Protocol in neonatalsurgical pathology.Materials and methods. The objective of this study was to conduct a retrospective analysis of the experience in using the ERAS International Protocol in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a neonatal mobile team from the CE «Regional Medical Center of Family Health» DRC. A retrospective analysis of the experience of implementing the ERAS International Protocol was conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a neonatal mobile team from the CE «Regional Medical Center of Family Health» DRC.Results. The article elucidates the principal stages of utilizing the ERAS International Protocol in the care of paediatric patients with surgical pathology in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with the neonatal mobile team of the CE «Regional Medical Center of Family Health» DRC. This hospital has become the second largest children’s hospital in Ukraine, off ering a comprehensive range of medical services. The infl ux of patients has considerably increased the workload on the department, necessitating an optimization of anaesthetic and surgical care provision to newborns.Conclusions. Compliance with the ERAS Protocol allows to reduce hospital length of stay in children as well as signifi cantly bring down the treatment costs of postoperative complications and is expedient for implementation.