Choosing Analgesia to Facilitate Recovery
Fig. 13.1. Impact of inadequate analgesia on organ functions and surgical recovery. These pathophysiologic mechanisms can be targeted as part of a multimodal approach to minimize the impact of these…
GASTOINESTINAL SURGERY
Surgical Site Infection Prevention
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Liane S. Feldman, Conor P. Delaney, Olle Ljungqvist and Francesco Carli (eds.)The SAGES / ERAS® Society Manual of Enhanced Recovery Programs for Gastrointestinal Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-20364-5_10 10. Surgical Site Infection Prevention Elizabeth C. Wick1 and Jonathan E. Efron2 …
Preoperative Fasting and Carbohydrate Treatment
(1) Department of Surgery, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden KeywordsPreoperative fasting and carbohydrate treatmentCarbohydrate treatment and preoperative fastingFasting preoperativelyOvernight fasting presurgeryPerioperative fastingAspiration during anesthesia Preoperative Fasting Preoperative fasting is a…
The Science of Enhanced Recovery: Building Blocks for Your Program
Related posts: Preoperative Fasting and Carbohydrate Treatment Choosing Analgesia to Facilitate Recovery Audit: Why and How Enhanced Recovery Programmes for Colorectal Surgery: The Guildford (UK) Experience The Role of the…
Prevention of Hypothermia
(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA KeywordsHypothermia prevention after surgeryPrevention of hypothermia after surgeryPostoperative hypothermiaPerioperative hypothermiaIntravenous fluid warming Mild perioperative hypothermia, defined as a…
Thromboprophylaxis
• Less trauma/minimal invasive techniques • Less surgical stress • Intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy • Less postoperative complications • Early mobilization • Short hospital stay Methodology A literature search has been undertaken using the various terms…
Bowel Preparation: Always, Sometimes, Never?
(1) Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland KeywordsBowel preparation for surgeryMechanical cleansing of the bowel pre-opPreoperative bowel preparationOral antibiotics and bowel preparationLaparoscopic resection bowel preparationRectal resection…
Failure to Thrive
(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Chapter Outline Definitions: Failure to Thrive/failure to grow Philosophic considerations: “organic vs. psychogenic”—The biomedical dichotomy Misconceptions about Failure…
Functional Disorders of Elimination
(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Chapter Outline Introduction Physiologic Anatomy Sensory Motor Visceral Somatic Internal anal sphincter External anal sphincter Reflexology Gastro-colic reflex…
Introduction
(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Chapter Outline A. Some essential concepts 1. Caring and rapport 2. The concept of functionality 3….
