Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for colorectal surgery.

Kristen A. Ban; Melinda M. Gibbons; Clifford Y. Ko; Elizabeth C. Wick; Maxime Cannesson; Michael J. Scott; Michael C. Grant; Christopher L. Wu

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Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for colorectal surgery.

May 9, 2018

Ban KA, Gibbons MM, Ko CY, et al. Anesth Analg. 2019;128(5):879-889.

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Standardization of care protocols has been shown to improve perioperative outcomes. This article presents the results of an evidence review to develop best practices for perioperative care around colorectal surgery. The authors acknowledge the need for local tailoring in implementing these recommendations.

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