International journal of surgery
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Review Meta Analysis
Goal-directed fluid therapy for reducing risk of surgical site infections following abdominal surgery - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) become a key indicator of quality of care. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the effect of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) on the risk of SSIs after abdominal surgery. ⋯ This systematic review suggests that perioperative GDFT is associated with a reduction in the incidence of SSIs after abdominal surgery.
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Prehabilitation programs aim to optimise patients in order to enhance post-operative recovery. This study aims to review the composition of prehabilitation programs for patients undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery and define the outcome measures that are used to evaluate this intervention. ⋯ Prehabilitation programs in patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery remain heterogeneous in their composition, mode of administration, outcome measures of functional capacity that are used to evaluate their impact. All these aspects require standardisation prior to the evaluation of prehabilitation on a larger scale.