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

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

Background Advancing age is independently associated with poor postoperative outcomes.
The ageing of the general population is a major concern for healthcare providers. Trends in …

Background: As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there
remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of …

Background Numerous published studies have explored associations between anaemia
and adverse outcomes after surgery. However, there are no evidence syntheses describing …

Background The present article has been written to convey concepts of anaesthetic care
within the context of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme, thus aligning …

Background Clinical outcomes after major surgery are poorly described at the national level.
Evidence of heterogeneity between hospitals and health-care systems suggests potential to …

BACKGROUND: Complications from major surgery are undesirable, common, and
potentially avoidable. The long-term consequences of short-term surgical complications …

Background: Despite evidence of high activity, the number of surgical procedures performed
in UK hospitals, their cost and subsequent mortality remain unclear. Methods: Time-trend …

Patients with limited cardiac reserve are less likely to survive and develop more
complications following major surgery. By augmenting oxygen delivery index (DO 2 I) with a …