Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are now implemented
worldwide with strong evidence that adhesion to such protocol reduces medical …

Importance Colorectal surgery is associated with substantial morbidity rates and a lowered
functional capacity. Optimization of the patient's condition in the weeks prior to surgery may …

Cochrane, Maria Crespo Leiro, Anne Dipchand, Brian Feingold, Kathleen Grady, Edward
Horn, Maryl Johnson, Donna Mancini, Sean Pinney, Heather Ross, Kari Wujcik, Andreas …

Objective: To assess the effects of a 3-week community-based exercise program on 30-day
postoperative complications in high-risk patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection …

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 …

Background This is the fourth updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society
guideline presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery and …

Importance Preserving functional capacity is a key element in the care continuum for
patients with esophagogastric cancer. Prehabilitation, a preoperative conditioning …

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 …

Introduction Prehabilitation prior to major surgery has increased in popularity over recent
years and aims to improve pre‐operative conditioning of patients to improve post‐operative …