Background This is the second updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society
guideline, presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in bariatric surgery and …

Background The certainty that prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes is not clear.
The objective of this umbrella review (ie systematic review of systematic reviews) was to …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are common, costly, and increase patient
mortality. Changes to the respiratory system occur immediately on induction of general …

Introduction Prehabilitation prior to major surgery has increased in popularity over recent
years and aims to improve pre‐operative conditioning of patients to improve post‐operative …

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 During the last two decades, an increasing number of bariatric surgical
procedures have been performed worldwide. There is no consensus regarding optimal …

Background: The preoperative period (prehabilitation) may represent a more appropriate
time than the postoperative period to implement an intervention. The impact of …