The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society is an international organization dedicated to the generation, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of enhanced recovery programs across multiple surgical specialties. The ERAS Society’s 6th Annual World Congress was recently held in Stockholm, Sweden. ERAS experts met to discuss, debate and develop optimally evidenced-based enhanced recovery protocols after surgery. This diverse group of attendees formed the ideal backdrop for the official induction of ERAS Cardiac Surgery as the official cardiac surgical specialty group representing the ERAS Society.