1Rank
Cardiovascular disease causes the most deaths worldwide.
377Thousand
Estimated number of heart surgeries performed in North America in 2014.
80Percent
Percentage of cardiac surgical morbidity that occurs outside of the operating room.
24Hours
Reduction of time in hospital after an ERAS® Cardiac program was initiated.
It takes a large team of healthcare professionals to care for someone having heart surgery. Through a combination of knowledge, hard work, and cooperation, patients can have the best recovery possible.
The Society for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS® Cardiac) mission is to optimize perioperative care of cardiac surgical patients through collaborative discovery, analysis, expert consensus, and dissemination of best practices.
Our ERAS Cardiac Society members care about helping patients achieve the best recovery possible, and to help their healthcare team achieve this goal. To do this we have reviewed hundreds of publications to come up with a set of recommendations that we think can help improve the care and recovery of patients having heart surgery. We work hard everyday with experts around the world to find new ways to optimize the care people receive when they have their surgery.
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