Pediatric Urology Recovery After Surgery Endeavor (PURSUE)

The purpose of this project is to evaluate Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in the pediatric setting for participants undergoing intraabdominal urologic reconstruction procedures. ERAS practices are being implemented in the department independent of research and this project will allow the investigators to review these practices.

Providers, participants, and family members will complete pre- and post- surgery questionnaires. These questionnaires are geared to collect demographic information about the participant and how the surgery affects their life situation. The providers will answer questions regarding their experience with ERAS.

Evidence-based ERAS principles and procedures are compulsory components of this project. These will be documented in the medical record and are considered standard of care practice as part of perioperative patient care.

Data collected from the medical record for each participant will aid in evaluating if adherence to the ERAS protocol is achieved.

Inclusion criteria

• Age greater than or equal to 4 or <26 years at time of surgery
• Undergoing urologic reconstructive surgery that includes primary bowel anastomosis (i.e., creation of continent ileovesicostomy [Monti], sigmoid Monti channel, enterocystoplasty)
• Undergoing urologic reconstructive surgery that includes possible bowel anastomosis (planned creation of continent appendicovesicostomy [Mitrofanoff] with inability to use appendix at time of surgery and creation of alternative channel requiring primary bowel anastomosis)

Exclusion criteria

• Clinically constipated (defined as Bristol 1 or 2 stools more than once per week, bowel movement interval > every other day [e.g. only has bowel movement every 3 days, or palpable stool in > 50% of colon on physical preoperative exam)