Preoperative Nutrition and Prehabilitation Gupta R, Gan TJ. Preoperative Nutrition and Prehabilitation. Anesthesiol Clin. 2016 Mar;34(1):143-53. What is already known: Preoperative nutrition and prehabilitation are two potentially important interventions in preparing patients for surgery. What this paper adds: Comprehensive review on preoperative nutrition – including assessment and optimisation, immunonutrition and how to avoid insulin resistance. And prehabilitation […]

Prehabilitation for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patient Shanahan JL, Leissner KB. Prehabilitation for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patient. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Sep;27(9):880-882. What is already known: The preoperative preparation of the surgical patient is a key part of a successful ERAS programme. Prehabilitation follows on from this by trying […]

Turning ‘waiting lists’ for elective surgery into ‘preparation lists Levy N et al. Turning ‘waiting lists’ for elective surgery into ‘preparation lists’. BJA. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.021 What is already known: Waiting lists for elective surgical procedures are a feature of centrally-funded healthcare systems. The global population is ageing and there is increasing associated comorbidity producing […]

Starvation, carbohydrate loading, and outcome after major surgery William J Fawcett, Olle Ljungqvist, BJA Education, Volume 17, Issue 9, 1 September 2017, Pages 312–316, What is already known: Preoperative carbohydrate loading has long been an essential part of a successful ERAS programme, where it modifies insulin resistance, improves patient comfort and wellbeing, minimises protein losses, […]

High compliance with ERAS elements can have huge long-term benefits.   Gustafsson UO, Oppelstrup H, Thorell A, Nygren J, Ljungqvist O. Adherence to the ERAS protocol is Associated with 5-Year Survival After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. World J Surg. 2016 Jul;40(7):1741-7. What is already known: ERAS protocols have mostly focused on the […]

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