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Guidelines & Recommendations from the ERAS Society

Related Research

Recovery After Surgery Programs Improve Patient Outcomes and Recovery: A Meta-analysis.
World J Surg. 2016 Nov 7 Abstract | Request Full Text
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Across a Provincial Healthcare System: The ERAS Alberta Colorectal Surgery Experience.
World J Surg. 2016 May;40(5):1092-103 Abstract | Request Full Text
An economic evaluation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multisite implementation program for colorectal surgery in Alberta.
Can J Surg. 2016 Oct 1;59(6):6716 Full Text

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NICE Clinical Practice Guidelines
A collection based on the guidelines produced by NICE and other national agencies. The main focus is on guidelines produced in the UK, but selected guidelines from other countries are included.
GIN International Guideline Library
The International Guideline Library contains more than 6,400 guidelines, evidence reports and related documents, developed or endorsed by G-I-N member organisations
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Evidence-based guidelines and protocols on numerous health conditions that enable clinicians in 180 countries to practice best medicine. Utilizes the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system as a method of assessing the quality of evidence and writing recommendations for the guidelines.
TOP Towards Optimized Practice (AB)
Toward Optimized Practice's (TOP) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are systematically developed publications and tools based on evidence derived from journal articles and scientific publications. They are intended to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances.
AORN Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Guidelines
An essential resource for OR nurses, managers and educators, this comprehensive publication helps define the perioperative nurse’s scope of responsibility for ensuring both patient and worker safety in all settings where surgical and other invasive procedures are performed.