Enhanced recovery for gynaecological surgery: a review

Christopher F YIM; Mona WC LAM

doi:10.12809/hkjgom.19.2.07

Authors

Christopher F YIM
Mona WC LAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjgom.19.2.07

Keywords:

Convalescence, Gynecologic surgical procedures

Abstract

We review various aspects of enhanced recovery after surgery for gynaecological patients, including patient education and counselling, preoperative assessment and optimisation, preoperative fasting and nutrition, bowel preparation, thromboembolism prophylaxis, perioperative analgesia, peritoneal drains and urinary catheters, postoperative nausea and vomiting, hypothermia prevention, early feeding and early mobilisation, and implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery.

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