Resources for Providers and Office Staff at UPMC in Central Pa.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, or ERAS, is a patient-centered program for surgical recovery. The basic principles of this ERAS pathway are to ensure the patient’s strength before and after surgery through diet and nutrition, to help provide appropriate pain relief after their procedure, and to encourage early walking and exercise.

Please see a list of related ERAS resources available for providers and office staff:

• Preoperative Pathway (PDF)
• Surgery Optimization Clinic

Patient Education

• Carbohydrate Beverage before Surgery (PDF)
• ERAS patient brochure (PDF)
• Gatorade G2 Pre-Surgery Drinks for Diabetic Patients (PDF)
• Pre-surgery Nutritional Education (obesity) (PDF)
• Increasing Your Protein Intake Prior to Surgery (PDF)
• Enhanced Recovery after Surgery(ERAS) Chlorhexidine Soap (PDF)
  

Healthwise Resources

• Opioids General Information
• Walking for Exercise
• Seated Exercises for Older Adults
• How to Get Moving while in the Hospital
• Preventing Problems after Surgery
• Smoking and Wound Healing
• Skin Care after Surgery
• Surgery with Diabetes
• Surgery with Sleep Apnea
• Surgery with Obesity
• Dental Concerns before Surgery