Overview
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of implementing the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway in a prospective manner to patients undergoing surgical treatment for extremity sarcoma.
Description
Specifically, the focus of this study will be regarding the administration of a perioperative non-narcotic, multimodal pain management pathway. Primary endpoints collected with be short-term patient reported outcomes (pain scores [PROMIS] and [QoR-15]), limb function scores [MSTS], and key clinical outcomes (hospital length of stay, opioid requirements/prescribing data and perioperative complications).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center treated with surgical excision of a suspected extremity sarcoma
- Adult patients >17 years of age
- Patients of all preoperative opioid status (naïve or dependent)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients treated non-operatively
- Non-English speaking patients