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. 2021 Apr 1;13(7):1669. doi: 10.3390/cancers13071669

Table 5.

Summary of Peri-operative areas for gain.

Areas for Gain Peri-Operatively Problem Intervention Gain
ERAS
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    Protocol compliance

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    Standardisation of practice
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    Standardised practices based upon best evidence

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    Routine audit
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    Reduced complications

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    Reduced Hospital Costs

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    Reduced LoS
Reducing complications
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    QI programs

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    Benchmarking

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    Root cause analysis
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    Improved outcomes with POPF though systematic changes and better understanding of risk

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    Benchmarking and root cause analysis demonstrate where local outcomes fall below expected outcomes or those of peers
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    Reduced complications and reduced harm from complications

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    Improved access to adjuvant chemotherapy

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    More rapid functional recovery after surgery
Correction of PEI related malnutrition
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    Junior Dr education

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    Patient education

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    PERT prescribing check

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    Dietetic review

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    See Table 4

ERAS = Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, QI = Quality Improvement, POPF = Post-Operative Pancreatic Fistula, LoS = Length of Stay, PERT = Pancreatic Exocrine Replacement Therapy.