Enhanced recovery programmes for patients undergoing radical cystectomy

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 437-444

  Smith, Julian ^a   Pruthi, Raj S ^b   McGrath, John ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

AGING; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANXIETY; BLOOD CONSERVATION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; CYSTECTOMY; ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEEDING; FITNESS; GUM CHEWING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUTRITION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARMING; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONVALESCENCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84905992995     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.164     Document Type: Review

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