Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Background The present interdisciplinary consensus review proposes clinical
considerations and recommendations for anaesthetic practice in patients undergoing …

Poorly controlled postoperative pain is associated with increased morbidity, negatively
affects quality of life and functional recovery, and is a risk factor for persistent pain and …

Objective: To quantify benefit and harm of epidural analgesia, compared with systemic
opioid analgesia, in adults having surgery under general anesthesia. Background: It …

Objective: To revise the “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and
Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult” published in Critical Care Medicine in 2002. Methods …

Objectives To describe a consensus review of optimal perioperative care in colorectal
surgery and to provide consensus recommendations for each item of an evidence-based …

Objective To identify, appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence on the efficacy of
perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Clinical care of patients undergoing colonic surgery differs
between hospitals and countries. In addition, there is considerable variation in rates of …

Background: Delirium is a common and serious postoperative complication, especially in the
elderly. Epidural anesthesia may reduce delirium by improving analgesia, reducing opioid …

This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the
Seventh American College of Chest Physicians Conference on Antithrombotic and …