PRE-OP

  • Identify patient as ERAS

  • Patient Guide to ERAS Booklet

      • Confirm they brought booklet

      • Remind importance of documenting in booklet

  • Clearfast ***DOCUMENT IN DIMENSIONS***

      • CONFIRM patient drank 3 hrs before scheduled surgery time

  • PONV screening ***DOCUMENT PONV SCORE IN DIMENSIONS***

      • Ordered by anesthesia if needed/high risk

      • Scopolamine patch (high risk only)

          • Hold for >65 years of age

          • Hold for h/o acute angle glaucoma

  • PIVs

      • Place 2 IVs

          • #1-on pump @ 25 ml/hr,

          • #2-Hep locked

  • Multimodal analgesia-ordered by surgeon

      • Acetaminophen 1 g PO (do not give if case length expected >4 hrs because it will be given in OR)

      • Gabapentin 600 mg PO

          • If on Gabapentin at home, patient to receive usual dose of Pregabalin or Gabapentin x1 dose

          • If patient is >65 years, reduce dose to 300 mg PO

      • Celecoxib 400 mg PO

          • If patient TOOK usual morning dose, no further administration necessary preoperatively

          • If patient MISSED usual morning dose, patient to receive their usual dose of Celecoxib x1 dose

***If any of the above medications are not ordered, or not ordered correctly, contact surgeon ASAP for correction (contact anesthesia if surgeon not available)***

  • VTE/DVT prophylaxis-ordered by surgeon

      • Heparin 5,000 U SQ

  • Hand Off

      • Confirm with CRNA ALL medications given in pre-op for safety precautions and to ensure no double dosing occurs