U O Gustafsson, M J Scott, M Hubner, J Nygren, N Demartines, N Francis, T A Rockall, T M Young-Fadok, A G Hill, M Soop, H D de Boer, R D Urman, G J Chang, A Fichera, H Kessler, F Grass, E E Whang, W J Fawcett, F Carli, D N Lobo, K E Rollins, A Balfour, G Baldini, B Riedel, O Ljungqvist
BACKGROUND: This is the fourth updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS® ) Society guideline presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery and providing graded recommendations for each ERAS item within the ERAS® protocol. METHODS: A wide database search on English literature publications was performed. Studies on each item within the protocol were selected with particular attention paid to meta-analyses, randomised controlled trials and large prospective cohorts and examined, reviewed and graded according to Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system...
November 13, 2018: World Journal of Surgery