Anemia is common in the perioperative period and is associated with poor patient outcomes.
Remarkably, anemia is frequently ignored until hemoglobin levels drop low enough to …

Background Reducing operative blood loss improves patient outcomes and reduces
healthcare costs. The aim of this article was to review current surgical, anaesthetic and …

Objective: To assess the effects of a 3-week community-based exercise program on 30-day
postoperative complications in high-risk patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection …

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or Fast Track is defined as a multi-
disciplinary, peri-and post-operative approach finalized to reduce surgical stress and …

Preoperative anemia is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality and
with increased risk of perioperative transfusion. It is an important and modifiable risk factor …

Objective: To assess potentially modifiable perioperative risk factors for anastomotic leakage
in adult patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Summary Background Data: Colorectal …

Pre‐operative intervention to improve general health and readiness for surgery is known as
prehabilitation. Modification of risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, hazardous …

The nutrition care process is a standardized and systematic method used by nutrition
professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. Using the nutrition care …

Background Anaemic cardiac surgery patients are at greater risk of intraoperative red blood
cell transfusion. This study questions the application of the World Health Organization …

It is 2025 and Mrs Smith has just seen her family doctor, who is concerned that she has a
colorectal cancer and may need chemotherapy and surgery. Vital data that will allow …