EAES/SAGES evidence-based recommendations and expert consensus on optimization of perioperative care in older adults.

Deborah Susan KellerNathan CurtisHolly Ann Burt Carlo Alberto AmmiratiAmelia T CollingsHiram C PolkFrancesco Maria CarranoStavros A AntoniouNader HannaLaure-Meline PiotetSarah HillAnne C M CuijpersPatricia TejedorMarco MiloneEleni AndriopoulouChristos KontovounisiosIra L LeedsZiad T AwadMeghan Wandtke BarberMazen Al-MansourGeorge NassifMalcolm A WestAurora D PryorFranco CarliNicholas DemartinesNicole D BouvyRoberto PasseraAlberto ArezzoNader K Francis

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

MIS and ERAS are recommended in older adults undergoing major abdominal surgery, with evidence supporting use in colorectal surgery. Though expert opinion supported prehabilitation, there is insufficient evidence supporting use. This work has identified evidence gaps for further studies to optimize older adults undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Keyphrases

physical activity
healthcare
palliative care
clinical practice
cardiac surgery
pain management
chronic pain
case control