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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a term encompassing a set of strategies and practices aimed at reducing the surgical stress response and optimizing patient recovery through an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach. The concept of ERAS was conceived by Henrik Kehlet, a Danish colorectal surgeon, in 1997. In a landmark paper, “Multimodal approach to control postoperative pathophysiology and rehabilitation” from 1997, Kehlet postulated that the physiologic response to surgery, which contributes to postoperative morbidity, can be mitigated using evidence-based, standardized care bundles.1 While initially focused on colorectal surgery, the application of ERAS has now been demonstrated to improve outcomes in a wide array of surgical specialties.