• Sven Staender and Andrew Smith.
• aDepartment of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, Regional Hospital Maennedorf, Maennedorf, Switzerland bParacelsus Medical University, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie, perioperative Medizin und allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Salzburg, Austria cDepartment of Anaesthetics, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2017 Dec 1; 30 (6): 730-735.

Purpose Of ReviewMany possible hazards bedevil the perioperative patient. This review focuses on a number of aspects of perioperative management where the patient's quality and safety can be enhanced.Recent FindingsOur understanding of the relationship between preoperative preparation and postoperative outcomes has improved. There have also been recent developments in our understanding of how to construct useful cognitive aids and make the best use of checklists by understanding the cultural environment supporting their use. Postoperatively, the concept of 'failure to rescue' in the surgical patients has been explored.SummaryA clear vision of what postoperative recovery should mean for practitioner and patients; careful risk stratification and prophylactic measures to avoid postoperative complications; the judicious use of checklists and other cognitive aids to complement clinical expertise in promoting safety within each local context; and the prompt recognition and rescue of postoperative problems when they occur are all important aspects of a safe perioperative care.

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