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 …

Financial Disclosure: The funding bodies (ASCRS and SAGES) did not influence the content
of this work and no other specific funding was received from other entities. Dr Keller is a …

Background Anastomotic leak (AL) represents a dreaded complication following colorectal
surgery, with a prevalence of 1–19 per cent. There remains a lack of consensus regarding …

Background & aims Postoperative ileus (POI) is a frequent occurrence after abdominal and
other types of surgery, and is associated with significant morbidity and costs to health care …

Anastomotic leaks represent one of the most alarming complications following any
gastrointestinal anastomosis due to the substantial effects on post-operative morbidity and …

Background Current enhanced recovery guidelines suggest that opioid sparing medications
should be used for analgesia whenever possible following colorectal surgery. The present …

Post‐operative pain affects millions of patients worldwide and the post‐operative period has
high rates of morbidity and mortality. Some of this morbidity may be related to analgesics …

Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most devastating complications after rectal cancer
surgery. The double stapling technique has greatly facilitated intestinal reconstruction …

Background Accurate intraoperative assessments of tissue perfusion are essential in all
forms of surgery. As traditional methods of perfusion assessments are not available during …