Enhanced recovery after surgery is well established in specialties such as colorectal
surgery. It is achieved through the introduction of multiple evidence-based perioperative …

Objective: Passive leg raising creates a reversible increase in venous return allowing for the
prediction of fluid responsiveness. However, the amount of venous return may vary in …

Esophageal cancer surgery, comprising esophagectomy with radical lymphadenectomy, is a
complex procedure associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The enhanced …

Purpose Stroke volume variation (SVV) appears to be a good predictor of fluid
responsiveness in critically ill patients. However, a wide range of its predictive values has …

Medical guidelines present a systematically developed body of information and advice to
assist diagnosis and treatment of specific health problems. 1 They define standard practice …

Abstract Summary The FloTrac/Vigileo™, introduced in 2005, uses arterial pressure
waveform analysis to calculate cardiac output (CO) and stroke volume variation (SVV) …

Background Pulse pressure and stroke volume variation (PPV and SVV) have been widely
used in surgical patients as predictors of fluid challenge (FC) response. Several factors may …

Perioperative fluid management is of significant importance during pulmonary resection
surgery and esophagectomy. Excessive fluid administration has been consistently shown as …

Background Transthoracic oesophagectomy is associated with major morbidity and
mortality, which may be reduced by goal-directed therapy (GDT). The aim of this multicentre …

In thoracic surgery, the introduction of video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques has allowed
the development of fast-track protocols, with shorter hospital lengths of stay and improved …