• Edmund T Takata, John Eschert, Jeff Mather, Tara McLaughlin, Jonathan Hammond, Sabet W Hashim, Raymond G McKay, and Trevor S Sutton.
• Integrated Anesthesia Associates, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2023 Jan 1; 37 (1): 314131-41.

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was associated with reduced length of stay (LOS) after urgent or emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).DesignA retrospective analysis of an institutional database for urgent or emergency isolated CABG before versus after ERAS. Propensity matching identified comparable subpopulations pre- versus post-ERAS. Interrupted time series analysis was used to evaluate LOS.SettingAt a tertiary care teaching hospital.ParticipantsA total of 1,012 patients undergoing urgent or emergent CABG-346 from 2016 to 2017 (pre-ERAS), and 666 from 2018 to 2020 (post-ERAS). Emergent CABG was performed within 24 hours, and urgent CABG was performed during the same hospitalization to reduce clinical risk.InterventionsNone.Measurements And Main ResultsPropensity-matched post-ERAS (n = 565) versus pre-ERAS patients (n = 330) demonstrated reduced LOS (9 [8-13] v (10 [8-14] days p = 0.015), increased likelihood of extubation within 6 hours (46.0% v 35.8%, p = 0.003), shorter ventilation time (6.3 [5.1-10.2] v (7.2 [5.4-12.2] hours, p = 0.003), reduced morphine milligram equivalent use on postoperative days 1 and 2 (69.6 ± 62.2 v 99.0 ± 61.6, p < 0.001), and increased intraoperative ketamine use (58.8% v 35.2%, p < 0.001). There were no differences regarding reintubation, intensive care unit readmission, or 30-day morbidity. Adjusted segmental regression (n = 1,012) for LOS demonstrated reduced mean LOS of approximately 2 days after ERAS (β2 coefficient -1.943 [-3.766 to -0.121], p = 0.037), with stable trends for mean LOS and no change in slope throughout the pre-ERAS and post-ERAS time periods.ConclusionsEnhanced recovery after surgery was associated with reduced LOS after urgent or emergency CABG without adverse effects on prolonged ventilation, reintubation, intensive care unit readmission, or 30-day outcomes.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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