Outcomes and Benefits of ERAS — MCQs

Transection at mid-pons level with intact vagus results in:

A patient with a non-obstructing carcinoma of the sigmoid colon is being prepared for elective resection. To minimize the risk of postoperative infectious complications, what should be included in your planning?

Why is early mobilization important after hip arthroplasty?

Patients who need surgery within 24 hours are categorized under which color category in a disaster management triage?

The advantage of bladder drainage over enteric drainage after pancreatic transplantation is better monitoring of:

In trauma, which of the following hormones is/are increased? a) Epinephrine b) ACTH c) Glucagon d) Parathormone

Steps in review of patient's history during secondary survey of trauma care can be summarised as

A patient on long-term high-dose steroid therapy (prednisolone 20 mg/day for 6 months) is scheduled for major abdominal surgery. What is the most essential perioperative requirement?

A 45-year-old patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy following ERAS protocol. Postoperatively, the patient received multimodal analgesia with paracetamol, NSAIDs, and local anesthetic infiltration but still reports pain score of 7/10. Opioid consumption has been minimal. Which aspect of ERAS multimodal analgesia was likely inadequate in this case?

A 60-year-old diabetic patient scheduled for major abdominal surgery under ERAS protocol. Morning fasting blood sugar is 180 mg/dL. What is the most appropriate approach regarding preoperative carbohydrate loading?