Objectives: This systematic review set out to identify, evaluate and synthesise the evidence
examining the effect of prehabilitation including exercise on postoperative outcomes …

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) occur frequently and are associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that reduction of PPCs can be …

Background The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during …

Background It is speculated that opioid-free anesthesia may provide adequate pain control
while reducing postoperative opioid consumption. However, there is currently no evidence …

Background: 5% of adult patients undergoing noncardiac inpatient surgery experience a
major pulmonary complication. We hypothesized that the choice of neuromuscular blockade …

Background Prehabilitation has emerged as a strategy to prepare patients for elective
abdominal cancer surgery with documented improvements in postoperative outcomes. The …

Objective To identify, appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence on the efficacy of
perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult …

Background: Compared to historic ventilation strategies, modern lung-protective ventilation
includes lower tidal volumes (VT), lower driving pressures, and application of positive end …

Traditional surgical outcome measures include minor and major complications, hospital
length of stay and sometimes longer‐term survival. Each of these is important but there …

Background Outcome selection underpins clinical trial interpretation. Inconsistency in
outcome selection and reporting hinders comparison of different trials' results, reducing the …