Pathology

Cardiothoracic surgery

Vascular surgery

Grading (engineering)

Civil engineering

Engineering

Surgery

Political science

Intensive care medicine

Evidence-based medicine

Randomized controlled trial

Medical physics

Alternative medicine

Cardiac surgery

MEDLINE

Guideline

Quality of evidence

Perioperative

Abdominal surgery

Protocol (science)

General surgery

Colorectal surgery

Medicine

World Journal of Surgery

Background This is the fourth updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society guideline presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery and providing graded recommendations for each ERAS item within the ERAS ® protocol. Methods A wide database search on English literature publications was performed. Studies on each item within the protocol were selected with particular attention paid to meta‐analyses, randomised controlled trials and large prospective cohorts and examined, reviewed and graded according to Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Results All recommendations on ERAS ® protocol items are based on best available evidence; good‐quality trials; meta‐analyses of good‐quality trials; or large cohort studies. The level of evidence for the use of each item is presented accordingly. Conclusions The evidence base and recommendation for items within the multimodal perioperative care pathway are presented by the ERAS ® Society in this comprehensive consensus review.

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS<sup>®</sup>) Society Recommendations: 2018

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society Recommendations: 2018