Interdisciplinary Perioperative Care in Minimally-invasive Heart Valve Surgery

Enhanced recovery after surgery is a multimodal, transdisciplinary care approach for patients undergoing surgical procedures. It is implemented in various surgical specialties, among others in cardiac surgery. The care approach aims at promotion of recovery of the patients throughout their perioperative process, reduction of complications, and early return to normal activities.

treatment as usual according to standard care in heart valve surgery