Background Cancellation of operation on the intended day of surgery affects the efficiency of
Operation Room which incurs a significant financial loss for the patient, hospital, and health …

Introduction Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is widely used within the United
Kingdom for preoperative risk stratification. Despite this, CPET's performance in predicting …

Objective To explore the attitudes and barriers encountered in the implementation of
enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in China from the perspective of multidisciplinary …

To better understand outcomes in postpartum patients who receive peripartum anaesthetic
interventions, we aimed to assess quality of recovery metrics following childbirth in a UK …

Background Preoperative risk prediction is important for guiding clinical decision-making
and resource allocation. Clinicians frequently rely solely on their own clinical judgement for …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Cardiac surgery is
associated with a significant rate of chronic postoperative pain Few proven strategies exist to …

General hospitals across the world are becoming larger (ie, admitting more patients each
year) and more complex (ie, offering a wider range of services to patients with more diverse …

Background Several performance metrics are commonly used by National Health Service
(NHS) organizations to measure the efficiency and productivity of operating lists. These …

As anaesthesiologists face increasing clinical demands and a limited and competitive
funding environment for academic work, the sustainability of academic anaesthesiologists …

Aims and objectives To review the literature on patients' experiences of surgery cancellation
to gain knowledge of nursing care needs and identify gaps in evidence. Background …