Guidelines for postoperative care in gynecologic/oncology surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations--Part II

G Nelson, A D Altman, A Nick, L A Meyer, P T Ramirez, C Achtari, J Antrobus, J Huang, M Scott, L Wijk, N Acheson, O Ljungqvist, S C Dowdy, G Nelson, A D Altman, A Nick, L A Meyer, P T Ramirez, C Achtari, J Antrobus, J Huang, M Scott, L Wijk, N Acheson, O Ljungqvist, S C Dowdy

No abstract available

Keywords: Enhanced recovery after surgery; Evidence based postoperative care; Gynecologic/oncology.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Acheson reports personal fees from Baxter UK Ltd., outside the submitted work. In addition, Dr. Acheson has a commercial (future royalties on a medical device in development) relationship with Mediplus Ltd. He has also held the following appointments: Joint National Clinical Advisor (Gynaecology) to the Enhanced Recovery Partnership Programme, Department of Health (2010–2011), and continued under NHS Improvement (2011–2013); Member of Steering Board, Enhanced Recovery ERAS (UK) (2011–2013).

Dr. Scott received honoraria for lecturing and travel expenses from Baxter Healthcare, Merck, and Deltex. He is an Executive Committee member of the ERAS Society.

Dr. Ljungqvist has an appointment with Nutricia Advisory Board, has received speakers honoraria from Nutricia, MSD, BBraun and Fresenius-Kabi. He is the current Chairman of the ERAS Society (www.erassociety.org). He founded, serves on the Board and owns stock in Encare AB that runs the ERAS Society Interactive Audit System (EIAS).

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