# The technological proposal based on enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery for changing traditional care in Latin America: REPLICCAR III Study Protocol

## TL;DR

This study explores how a new recovery protocol and app can shorten hospital stays after heart surgery in São Paulo.

## Contribution

The study introduces an optimized recovery protocol integrated with a health application for cardiac surgery patients.

## Key findings

- The study aims to assess the impact of the protocol and app on postoperative hospitalization duration.
- It focuses on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery patients in São Paulo.
- The protocol is designed to safely reduce hospital stays following cardiac surgery.

## Abstract

The length of hospital stay following cardiac surgery remains a significant challenge. Enhanced recovery protocols, alongside the use of health applications, offer promising potential for safely and effectively reducing postoperative length of stay. The Registro Paulista de Cirurgia Cardiovascular III (REPLICCAR III) study, registered at Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT06786819), aimed to investigate the impact of an optimization application integrated within an optimized recovery-based protocol on postoperative hospitalization duration in patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in the state of São Paulo.