Enhanced Recovery for Major Abdominopelvic Surgery

Over the last decade, enhanced recovery protocols have become common practice across the country at countless institutions. These protocols entail a multimodal approach to reduce the effects of surgical stress and improve outcomes.1 From a surgical standpoint, this includes the use of minimally invasive techniques and improved patient education before surgery. As anesthesiologists, this has affected the way that we must think aboutnon per os status, fluid therapy, and perioperative pain management.
Source: Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research