Role of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols in Preventing Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
ERAS implementation is associated with a substantial reduction in postoperative AKI, shorter hospitalization, and fewer critical care escalations. Findings support positioning ERAS not only as a recovery pathway but as a renal-protective perioperative strategy.
Authors
- Abdul Rasheed Zai
- Zakariya Sattar
- Muhammad Zubair
- Muhammad R Pathan
- Aakif Yousaf
- Javed Ahmed
Institutions
- Saidu Teaching Hospital (PK)
- New Cross Hospital (GB)
- Indus Hospital (PK)
- Wolverhampton Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103782
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00