Background The certainty that prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes is not clear.
The objective of this umbrella review (ie systematic review of systematic reviews) was to …

Background This is the first updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society
guideline presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in gynecologic/oncology …

Background & aims Malnutrition has been recognized as a major risk factor for adverse
postoperative outcomes. The ESPEN Symposium on perioperative nutrition was held in …

Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by decreased reserve and diminished
resistance to stressors. People with frailty are vulnerable to stressors, and exposure to the …

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

Background Prehabilitation has emerged as a strategy to prepare patients for elective
abdominal cancer surgery with documented improvements in postoperative outcomes. The …

The prevention of perioperative neurocognitive disorders is a priority for patients, families,
clinicians, and researchers. Given the multiple risk factors present throughout the …

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 …

Regardless of how the problem is examined, diverticular disease is a significant burden for
both patients and healthcare systems. In Western and industrialized nations, diverticulosis of …

Background Neoadjuvant therapy reduces fitness, muscle mass, and quality of life (QOL).
For patients undergoing chemotherapy and surgery for esophagogastric cancer …