Manual of Fast Track Recovery for Colorectal Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Francis, Nader (Editor), Kennedy, Robin H. (Editor), Ljungqvist, Olle (Editor), Mythen, Monty G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Series: Enhanced Recovery
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Surgery.; Rectum > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Colorectal Surgery.

Manual of Fast Track Recovery for Colorectal Surgery provides a broad overview on enhanced recovery, with expert opinions from leaders in the field regarding elements of enhanced recovery care that are generic and specific to colorectal surgery. This book covers the patient journey through such a pr...

Table of Contents:

• Overview: Key Elements and the Impact of Enhanced Recovery Care.- Pre-Operative Optimisation and Conditioning of Expectations
• The Metabolic Stress Response and Enhanced Recovery.- Anaesthetic Contributions in Enhanced Recovery.- Peri-Operative Fluid Management in Enhanced Recovery
• Pain Control After Surgery
• The Role of the Enhanced Recovery Facilitator.-Colorectal Surgery and Enhanced Recovery.- Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Programme
• Success and Failure in Colorectal Enhanced Recovery
• Data Collection and Audit.