Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols - compliance and variations in practice during routine colorectal surgery

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1045-1051

  Ahmed, J ^a,b   Khan, S ^a,c   Lim, M ^a   Chandrasekaran, T V ^b   Macfie, J ^a  

^a SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; ERAS pathways; Routine clinical practice

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PROTOCOL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INCISION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84863817651     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02856.x     Document Type: Review

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