The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the Enhanced Recovery After
Cesarean delivery (ERAC) protocol written by a Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

The preferential use of the oral/enteral route in critically ill patients over gut rest is uniformly
recommended and applied. This article provides practical guidance on enteral nutrition in …

Background & Aims Although there have been meta-analyses of the effects of exercise-only
prehabilitation on patients undergoing colorectal surgery, little is known about the effects of …

Perioperative malnutrition has proven to be challenging to define, diagnose, and treat.
Despite these challenges, it is well known that suboptimal nutritional status is a strong …

This narrative review presents a biological rationale and evidence to describe how the
preoperative condition of the patient contributes to postoperative morbidity. Any preoperative …

Life expectancy is increasing and so is the prevalence of age-related non-communicable
diseases (NCDs). Consequently, older people and patients present with multi-morbidities …

Pre‐operative nutrition therapy is increasingly recognised as an essential component of
surgical care. The present review has been formatted using Simon Sinek's Golden Circle …

Preoperative nutrition status is an important determinant of surgical outcomes, yet
malnutrition assessment is not integrated into all surgical pathways. Given its importance …