Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Extremity Sarcoma

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Extremity Sarcoma

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.

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).

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