Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colonic surgery: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) society recommendations

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 259-284

  Gustafsson, U O ^a,m   Scott, M J ^b,n   Schwenk, W ^c   Demartines, N ^d   Roulin, D ^d   Francis, N ^e   McNaught, C E ^f   MacFie, J ^f   Liberman, A S ^g   Soop, M ^h   Hill, A ^h   Kennedy, R H ⁱ   Lobo, D N ^j   Fearon, K ^k   Ljungqvist, O ^l,o  

^a ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ALTONA   (Germany)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

ⁱ ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^l ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^m DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^o KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON RESECTION; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLECTOMY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84874031812     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1772-0     Document Type: Review

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