Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colonic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations.

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Published in World J Surg on February 01, 2013

Authors

U O Gustafsson, M J Scott, W Schwenk, N Demartines, D Roulin, N Francis, C E McNaught, J Macfie, A S Liberman, M Soop, A Hill, R H Kennedy, D N Lobo, K Fearon, O Ljungqvist, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society, for Perioperative Care, European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), International Association for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition (IASMEN)

Associated clinical trials:

ERAS in Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Risk Factors for Delayed Recovery | NCT02527967

Prehabilitation - Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery (pERACS) | NCT02746731

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ERAS Lazio Network Clinical Registry (ENeRgy) | NCT03353311

Very Early Mobilization of Colorectal Surgery Patients | NCT03357497

Anastomotic Leakage and Enhanced Recovery Pathways After Colorectal Surgery (iCral2) | NCT03771456

Postopoperarive Outcomes After Colorectal Surgery in Europe (euroPOWER) (EuroPOWER) | NCT03814681

Evaluation of Intravenous Lidocaine and Time to Regression of the Sensory Block After Spinal Anesthesia (ELSA Trial) (ELSA) | NCT04741880

EFFECT - EFFectiveness of ESPB (Erector Spinae Plane Block) in Laparoscopic Cοlectomies Trial (EFFECT) | NCT04879004

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