The enhanced recovery programme in colorectal surgery is an exciting and innovative new approach for pre- and postoperative management of surgical patients. It challenges some of the non-evidence-based practices and myths which have been entrenched in the minds of clinicians for decades.
Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, Huddersfield HD3 3EA.
Brit J Hosp Med. 2011 Mar 1;72(3):151-5.
AbstractThe enhanced recovery programme in colorectal surgery is an exciting and innovative new approach for pre- and postoperative management of surgical patients. It challenges some of the non-evidence-based practices and myths which have been entrenched in the minds of clinicians for decades.