Enhanced recovery pathways as a way to reduce surgical morbidity

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-392

  Grocott, Michael P W ^a,b   Martin, Daniel S ^c,d   Mythen, Michael G ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enhanced recovery; fast track; multimodal care; perioperative care; surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863824237     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283558968     Document Type: Review

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