Background During the last two decades, an increasing number of bariatric surgical
procedures have been performed worldwide. There is no consensus regarding optimal …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society guidelines provide an evidencebased,
multimodal approach to surgical care, to improve outcomes after major operations. The main …

Postoperative pain has been poorly managed for decades. Recent surveys from USA and
Europe do not show any major improvement. Persistent postoperative pain is common after …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard technique for
gallbladder diseases in both acute and elective surgery. Nevertheless, reports from national …

Aim The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the available literature on the
management of pain after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Method Randomized studies …

We reviewed the effectiveness of intraperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic on pain after
gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Sources included the Cochrane Central Register of …

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) or fast-track surgery is a perioperative
and postoperative care concept initiated in the early 1990s aiming to reduce the length of …

Current evidence shows that the benefits of epidural analgesia (EA) are not as impressive
as believed in the past, while the risks of adverse effects and serious complications are …

BACKGROUND: Open colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery induces severe and prolonged
postoperative pain. The optimal method of postoperative analgesia in CRC surgery has not …

Background With the advent of minimally invasive gastric surgery, visceral nociception has
become an important area of investigation as a potential cause of postoperative pain. A …