TY - JOUR
T1 - Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Pancreaticoduodenectomy
T2 - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations
AU - Lassen, Kristoffer
AU - Coolsen, Marielle M. E.
AU - Slim, Karem
AU - Carli, Francesco
AU - de Aguilar-Nascimento, Jose E.
AU - Schaefer, Markus
AU - Parks, Rowan W.
AU - Fearon, Kenneth C. H.
AU - Lobo, Dileep N.
AU - Demartines, Nicolas
AU - Braga, Marco
AU - Ljungqvist, Olle
AU - Dejong, Cornelis H. C.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - BackgroundProtocols for enhanced recovery provide comprehensive and evidence-based guidelines for best perioperative care. Protocol implementation may reduce complication rates and enhance functional recovery and, as a result of this, also reduce length-of-stay in hospital. There is no comprehensive framework available for pancreaticoduodenectomy.MethodsAn international working group constructed within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS((R))) Society constructed a comprehensive and evidence-based framework for best perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy patients. Data were retrieved from standard databases and personal archives. Evidence and recommendations were classified according to the GRADE system and reached through consensus in the group. The quality of evidence was rated "high", "moderate", "low" or "very low". Recommendations were graded as "strong" or "weak".ResultsComprehensive guidelines are presented. Available evidence is summarised and recommendations given for 27 care items. The quality of evidence varies substantially and further research is needed for many issues to improve the strength of evidence and grade of recommendations.ConclusionsThe present evidence-based guidelines provide the necessary platform upon which to base a unified protocol for perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy. A unified protocol allows for comparison between centres and across national borders. It facilitates multi-institutional prospective cohort registries and adequately powered randomised trials.
AB - BackgroundProtocols for enhanced recovery provide comprehensive and evidence-based guidelines for best perioperative care. Protocol implementation may reduce complication rates and enhance functional recovery and, as a result of this, also reduce length-of-stay in hospital. There is no comprehensive framework available for pancreaticoduodenectomy.MethodsAn international working group constructed within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS((R))) Society constructed a comprehensive and evidence-based framework for best perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy patients. Data were retrieved from standard databases and personal archives. Evidence and recommendations were classified according to the GRADE system and reached through consensus in the group. The quality of evidence was rated "high", "moderate", "low" or "very low". Recommendations were graded as "strong" or "weak".ResultsComprehensive guidelines are presented. Available evidence is summarised and recommendations given for 27 care items. The quality of evidence varies substantially and further research is needed for many issues to improve the strength of evidence and grade of recommendations.ConclusionsThe present evidence-based guidelines provide the necessary platform upon which to base a unified protocol for perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy. A unified protocol allows for comparison between centres and across national borders. It facilitates multi-institutional prospective cohort registries and adequately powered randomised trials.
U2 - 10.1007/s00268-012-1771-1
DO - 10.1007/s00268-012-1771-1
M3 - Article
SN - 0364-2313
VL - 37
SP - 240
EP - 258
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
IS - 2
ER -