Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol in Elective Cesarean Sections

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for elective cesarean section includes a multimodal perioperative care approach aimed at accelerating postoperative recovery. Key components are early oral intake, early mobilization, opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia, prophylactic antiemetics, early removal of the urinary catheter, and gum chewing to stimulate bowel function. This protocol is compared with Standard Perioperative Cesarean Care, which involves overnight fasting, delayed oral intake until bowel function returns, conventional analgesia, later mobilization, and routine catheter removal.