Guidelines for Antenatal and Preoperative care in Cesarean Delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society Recommendations (Part 1)

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 523.e1-523.e15

  Wilson, R Douglas ^b   Caughey, Aaron B ^a   Wood, Stephen L ^b   Macones, George A ^c   Wrench, Ian J ^d   Huang, Jeffrey ^e   Norman, Mikael ^f   Pettersson, Karin ^f   Fawcett, William J ^g   Shalabi, Medhat M ^h   Metcalfe, Amy ^b   Gramlich, Leah ⁱ   Nelson, Gregg ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h Al Zahra Hospital Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; enhanced recovery; intraoperative; postoperative; preoperative; quality; safety

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; GLUCOSE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INFUSION FLUID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSENSUS; COUNSELING; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; FASTING; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYSTEROTOMY; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MATERNAL CARE; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONEUM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEDATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; FEMALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; REHABILITATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85055625177     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.015     Document Type: Article

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