This narrative review presents a biological rationale and evidence to describe how the
preoperative condition of the patient contributes to postoperative morbidity. Any preoperative …

The field of cancer survivorship has significantly advanced person-centered care throughout
the cancer continuum. Within cancer survivorship, the last decade has seen remarkable …

METHODS This guideline is based on the previous colon cancer parameter published in
2017. 10 Compared with 2017, this guideline has 11 new, 10 updated, and 2 excluded …

Background Surgery is the cornerstone in curative treatment of colorectal cancer.
Unfortunately, surgery itself can adversely affect patient health.'Enhanced Recovery After …

Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have been shown to
considerably reduce complications, length of stay and costs after most of surgical …

Prehabilitation aims to increase the endurance capacity of patients who are awaiting major
surgery. However, there are no studies investigating the implementation of this demanding …

Despite the millions of surgeries performed every year around the world, postoperative pain
remains prevalent and is often addressed with inadequate or suboptimal treatments …

Purpose To evaluate the role of prehabilitation interventions in adult patients before elective
major surgery. Recent findings Exercise training before elective adult major surgery is …

Aim Up to 50% of the patients experience complications after colorectal cancer (CRC)
surgery. Improved preoperative physical and nutritional status can enhance clinical …

The “fast-track” and the enhanced recovery after surgery programs proposed in the late
1990s demonstrated a significant effect on postoperative outcome. Intraoperative and …