State of the art: Proceedings of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery SummitCentral MessagePerspective
Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP,
Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC,
Cheryl Crisafi, MSN, RN, CNL,
Shannon Crotwell, BSN, RN, CCRN,
Marc W. Gerdisch, MD,
Nevin M. Katz, MD,
Kevin W. Lobdell, MD,
Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, AGNP-BC,
John P. Pirris, MD,
V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBAC, FACS, FACC,
Rawn Salenger, MD,
Dirk Varelmann, MD,
Daniel T. Engelman, MD
Affiliations
Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP
Baylor College of Medicine & Thoracic Surgery ICU/ECMO, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor St Lukes Medical Center, Houston, Tex; Address for reprints: Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP, Department of Surgery, Baylor St Lukes - McNair Campus, 6th Floor, Suite A06, Room 122, 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030.
Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Perioperative and Cardiac Critical Care, Harrington Heart Vascular Institute at University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio
Cheryl Crisafi, MSN, RN, CNL
Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass
Shannon Crotwell, BSN, RN, CCRN
Cardiac Surgery Program Development, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Marc W. Gerdisch, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, Ind
Nevin M. Katz, MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
Kevin W. Lobdell, MD
Cardiovascular Quality, Education and Research, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, NC
Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, AGNP-BC
Clinical and Quality Outcomes, Providence Anesthesiology Associates, Charlotte, NC
John P. Pirris, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida Health, Jacksonville, Fla
V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBAC, FACS, FACC
Cardiac Surgery, ERAS Program, TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
Rawn Salenger, MD
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
Dirk Varelmann, MD
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
Daniel T. Engelman, MD
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts-Baystate, Springfield, Mass
Despite the benefits established for multiple surgical specialties, enhanced recovery after surgery has been underused in cardiac surgery. A cardiac enhanced recovery after surgery summit was convened at the 102nd American Association for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting in May 2022 for experts to convey key enhanced recovery after surgery concepts, best practices, and applicable results for cardiac surgery. Topics included implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery, prehabilitation and nutrition, rigid sternal fixation, goal-directed therapy, and multimodal pain management.
