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 Amid the current opioid epidemic in the United States, the enhanced recovery
after surgery pathway (ERAS) has emerged as one of the best strategies to improve the …

Most patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but
evidence suggests that less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. Many …

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

Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-
methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

Background Inadequate pain management after surgery increases the risk of postoperative
complications and may predispose for chronic postsurgical pain. Perioperative ketamine …

In 2010, under the guidance of the DGAI (German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive
Care Medicine) and DIVI (German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and …

Rationale: The robust advances in pain management for companion animals underlie the
decision of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and American Association of …

Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and
synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central …