Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

What Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery does

The Society for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS Cardiac) is an international nonprofit medical organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in the United States, dedicated to optimizing perioperative care for cardiac surgical patients through collaborative discovery, critical analysis, expert consensus, and dissemination of best practices. Its core asset is a 22-item set of expert consensus recommendations organized by phase of care (before, during, and after surgery), updated in 2024 with Level of Evidence and Class of Recommendation assessments. The organization serves a multidisciplinary audience that includes cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, perfusionists, nurses, ERAS coordinators, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and hospital administrators across global cardiac surgery programs.

ERAS Cardiac operates a platform-based offering centered on the Virtual Education Center (VEC), a free-registration multimedia educational hub. Layered onto the VEC are core products including the Expert Recommendations, a Patient Education Video Library, monthly virtual Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, a monthly newsletter, the Cardiac Recovery Room podcast produced in partnership with CTSNet, and an ERAS Cardiac Program implementation guide that supports health systems in protocol adoption. Distribution relies entirely on organic channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X) and society-level partnerships with AATS, EACTS, EACTAIC, STS, and CTSNet.

The society operates as a nonprofit funded through unrestricted corporate grants from Platinum- and Gold-tier sponsors across medical device and pharmaceutical companies (Arthrex, AtriCure, Baxter, Chugai Pharma, Haemonetics, Innoviva, Nuwellis, Smith + Nephew at Platinum; BD, BioMerieux, ClearFlow, Centese, Medela, MediStim, Lung Pacer Medical, Stryker, Zimmer Biomet at Gold). All content and education are provided free of charge to both providers and patients, with the organization sustained by these unrestricted contributions and a volunteer executive and advisory board drawn from leading cardiothoracic institutions.

Name

Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

Legal name

ERAS Cardiac Society

Website

https://erascardiac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The ERAS Cardiac Society is an international nonprofit developing and disseminating evidence-based enhanced recovery guidelines and educational content for multidisciplinary cardiac surgical teams worldwide, funded by unrestricted corporate grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiac Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines & Medical Education

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (HLAFAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cardiac Rehabilitation & Secondary Prevention (HLAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Enhanced recovery protocols
• Cardiac surgery guidelines
• Perioperative care standards
• Clinical consensus recommendations
• Multidisciplinary cardiac education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnership Funding: The society is funded through unrestricted corporate financial support from pharmaceutical, device, and technology companies. Corporate partners provide financial support without influencing content or recommendations. This is a non-profit organization that does not charge for educational materials or membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ERAS Cardiac Society is a nonprofit organization that develops and disseminates evidence-based enhanced recovery clinical guidelines and educational resources for cardiac surgical teams worldwide. Its core product is the Virtual Education Center (VEC), which hosts the 22-item expert consensus recommendations organized by phase of care, self-directed multimedia educational modules, a patient education video library, monthly multidisciplinary team meetings, and implementation guidance for hospitals adopting ERAS protocols. All content is provided free of charge to healthcare professionals and patients.

Product overview

ERAS Cardiac Society operates a platform-based offering centered on the Virtual Education Center (VEC), which serves as the primary hub for evidence-based enhanced recovery content. The platform is structured as a core platform (VEC) with integrated modules including the Expert Recommendations (a 22-item consensus guideline set organized by surgical phase), Patient Education Video Library, Monthly Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, the ERAS Cardiac Newsletter, and The Cardiac Recovery Room Podcast. Additional resources include an electronic publication registry and implementation guidance to support healthcare teams in developing local ERAS protocols.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Education Center (VEC) An online, self-directed multimedia educational platform providing evidence-based content organized into searchable modules and topics. Covers comprehensive enhanced recovery topics for cardiac healthcare professionals; free registration required.
• Expert Recommendations A 22-item set of expert consensus recommendations organized by phase of care (before, during, and after surgery) with Level of Evidence (LOE) and Class of Recommendation (COR) assessments. Updated 2024 version published.
• Monthly Multidisciplinary Team Meetings A monthly virtual forum where leaders, clinicians, and care team members from around the world gather to share best practices, review current topics, and discuss real-world strategies for enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery. Features live Q&A and guest speakers.
• Patient Education Video Library A library of short educational videos helping cardiac surgery patients understand their care journey from preoperative preparation to postoperative recovery, covering surgical site infection prevention, multimodal pain management, nutrition, and physical activity.
• The Cardiac Recovery Room Podcast A monthly podcast produced by CTSNet featuring conversations with ERAS Cardiac Society leadership and guests on timely topics in cardiac surgery, enhanced recovery, and perioperative care.
• ERAS Cardiac Newsletter A monthly newsletter providing insight into current topics on enhanced recovery, new developments and research, Society news, recent publications, and upcoming meetings.
• ERAS Cardiac Implementation Guidance Implementation resources including guidance on selecting interventions, measuring impact, understanding patient needs, translating evidence into standardized workflows, and establishing processes for monitoring adherence and outcomes at hospitals adopting ERAS protocols.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in median postoperative hospital stay after ERAS Cardiac implementation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery Quality Gateway (AATS AQG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with AATS AQG to advance quality, safety, and professional education in cardiac surgical care. Partnership supports multidisciplinary engagement and continued progress in perioperative care.
• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EACTS to support quality, safety, professional education, multidisciplinary collaboration, research, and continued progress in perioperative care and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery.
• European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EACTAIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with EACTAIC to advance scientific exchange, multidisciplinary engagement, and best practices in perioperative cardiac care.
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Critical CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with STS Critical Care to support quality, safety, professional education, and research in cardiothoracic surgical care.
• The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CTSNet including the Cardiac Recovery Room Podcast Series. CTSNet produces the monthly podcast featuring conversations with ERAS Cardiac Society leaders on cardiac surgery, enhanced recovery, and perioperative care topics.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• International Society for Minimally Invasive Extracorporeal Technology (MiECTIS): Smaller international society focused on minimally invasive extracorporeal technology, overlapping with ERAS Cardiac's interest in cardiothoracic perfusion and patient blood management. Comparable as a niche, education-focused society addressing subsets of the cardiac surgical perioperative team.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association (AHA): Major US cardiovascular nonprofit producing guidelines, scientific statements, and patient education that overlap with perioperative cardiac care. Comparable as a guideline-issuing and education-providing organization in the broader cardiac space, but not focused on the surgical pathway.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC): Large US professional society spanning the full cardiovascular care continuum. Overlaps with ERAS Cardiac's audience through interventional and general cardiologists involved in perioperative decision-making for cardiac surgery patients, though ACC's scope is far broader.

Direct peers

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS): Premier US thoracic and cardiovascular surgery society with global reach; partnered with ERAS Cardiac via the AATS Quality Gateway. Comparable as a peer-producing clinical standards and educational programming for cardiac surgeons.
• Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA): US-based professional society for cardiac anesthesiologists — the same multidisciplinary core of ERAS Cardiac. Comparable in producing education, practice standards, and special interest groups (e.g., RACER for cardiothoracic enhanced recovery) for this clinician segment.
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS): Largest US professional society for cardiothoracic surgeons and a formal strategic partner of ERAS Cardiac (STS Critical Care partnership). Comparable in producing practice standards and educational content for the same clinician audience.
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet): The leading global online community and content network for cardiothoracic surgeons; produces the Cardiac Recovery Room podcast with ERAS Cardiac. Comparable as a content, education, and community platform for the same audience.
• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): Primary European society for cardiothoracic surgery and a core strategic partner of ERAS Cardiac. Comparable as a guideline-producing, education-focused society serving the same multidisciplinary cardiac surgical community across Europe.
• ERAS Society: Parent and namesake organization of the ERAS movement across multiple surgical specialties. ERAS Cardiac formally aligned with ERAS Society and operates under a similar evidence-based guideline and education model, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EACTAIC): European society for cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and intensivists; formal strategic partner of ERAS Cardiac. Comparable in producing multidisciplinary perioperative education and guidance for the same cardiac surgical team members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/erascardiac
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCatC9cSLDbrRyuGWOAt219A
• Facebookfacebook.com/ERAScardiac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eracs-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/eras_cardiac

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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