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Mar 14

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As Patient Safety Awareness Week comes to a close, we’re highlighting an important part of enhanced recovery in cardiac surgery: preventing surgical-site infection.

A coordinated, evidence-based approach across the perioperative journey helps support safer care and recovery for patients.

ERAS Cardiac guidance identified surgical-site infection reduction as a Class I, Level B-R recommendation, and the updated joint consensus statement describes the supporting evidence for bundled best practices as high quality.

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Mar 11

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Delirium after heart surgery is common, often temporary, and there are practical ways to help reduce risk and support recovery.

In recognition of World Delirium Awareness Day and Patient Safety Awareness Week, we’re sharing 4 simple ways patients, families, and care teams can support brain recovery after cardiac surgery:

• Stay oriented with familiar items like glasses, hearing aids, and your phone
• Safe movement supports healing, including brain recovery
• Sleep supports healing after surgery
• Family, photos, music, and conversation can help patients stay calm and connected

Helpful resources for teams, patients, and families are available at deliriumday.com.

🎥 Featuring Rakesh Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

#WDAD2026 #WorldDeliriumAwarenessDay #PatientSafetyAwarenessWeek #ERASCardiacRecovery

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Mar 11

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“I was drawn to cardiac surgery during my rotation as a surgical intern. The intensity, precision, and teamwork in the operating room inspired me, and the difference we could make for patients was extraordinary. The technical challenges and the impact we are able to have on our patients’ lives are what keep me passionate today.

I have had many generous mentors along the way including Dr. Thomas Vandersalm, Dr. James Gammie, Dr. Steven Lansman, and Dr. David Spielvogel, to name a few. As a practicing surgeon, I have learned much from my partners Dr. Stewart Finney, Dr. Edward Lundy, Dr. Charlie Evans, and Dr. Jose Norberto.

Along the way I have learned equal amounts from the cardiac surgery nurses and advanced providers about how to care for patients and how to work on a high-performing team. The necessity of teamwork in cardiac surgery is a big reason why ERAS fits so well into cardiac programs.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery has provided our care team at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center with a framework to achieve patient-centered clinical excellence. Since implementing ERAS, we have seen innovation emerging from all facets of our program. ERAS has provided our team with a shared mental model and common language of quality improvement and outcomes assessment.

The ERAS Cardiac Society continues to provide international leadership in cardiac surgical perioperative care by participating in academic meetings, research, guideline development, and database refinement. Collaborative discovery with our dedicated colleagues around the globe is inspiring and beneficial to patients worldwide.”

#HeartofERAS

Rawn Salenger, MD
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
Co-Director, University of Maryland Medical System Cardiac Service Line

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Multidisciplinary collaboration is central to Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery.

The ERAS Cardiac Multidisciplinary Meeting Library offers on-demand sessions from our monthly meetings, featuring surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and other care team members, with live Q&A.

Explore the library: link in bio

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