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SAGES

Reimagining surgical care for a healthier world

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Surgery Type: Bowel

Preoperative Assessment and Optimization Evaluation of medication compliance and control of risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, COPD, smoking, alcohol, asthma, CAD, malnutrition, anemia Psychological preparation for surgery and postoperative recovery: provide written information and e-module link including daily milestones in perioperative pathway (diet and ambulation plan, management of drains) and expectation about duration of hospital stay […]

Posted on
08/10/2015
Surgery Type
Bowel
Building Blocks
Case Studies

Open Abdominal Surgery ERP POST OPERATIVE/ PACU POST OP DAY 1 POST OP DAY 2 Ketorolac 15-30mg Q 6hr ATC (HOLD FOR POOR RENAL FUNCTION OR BLEEDING) Oral acetaminophen 650mg every 6 hours ATC once able to tolerating oral meds Morphine or hydromorphone PCA (no basal dose) Prophylactic antibiotics ARE NOT CONTINUED, unless specific therapeutic […]

Posted on
08/09/2015
Surgery Type
Bowel
Building Blocks
Case Studies

Click to download Colorectal – Perioperative Care (University of Toronto)

Posted on
08/08/2015
Surgery Type
Bowel
Building Blocks
Case Studies

Click to download Pain Management (University of Toronto)

Posted on
08/07/2015
Surgery Type
Bowel
Building Blocks
Case Studies

Click to download HPB – MD Anderson

Posted on
08/06/2015
Surgery Type
Bowel
Building Blocks
Case Studies

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SAGES Enhanced Recovery

SAGES improves quality patient care through education, research, innovation and leadership, principally in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery.

Representing a worldwide community of more than 6,000 surgeons, SAGES sets the clinical and educational guidelines on standards of practice in various procedures, critical to enhancing patient safety and health.

SAGES Support

SAGES gratefully acknowledges Medtronic for its generous educational grant in support of the SMART Enhanced Recovery Program.

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SAGES Smart Task Force

  • Liane Feldman, Chair
  • Thomas Aloia, Co-Chair
  • Gina Adrales
  • Rajesh Aggarwal
  • Joselin Anandam
  • Conor Delaney
  • Diana Diesen
  • Justin Dimick
  • Julio Fiore Jr.
  • Gerald Fried
  • Pascal Fuchshuber
  • I. Gorgun
  • Alexis Grucela
  • Matthew Hutter
  • Edmundo Inga-Zapata
  • Rohan Joseph
  • Deborah Keller
  • Anne Lidor
  • David Liska
  • Sumeet Mittal
  • Charles Paget III
  • Michele Riordon
  • Vadim Sherman
  • Andrew Wright
  • Tonia Young-Fadok
  • Yulia Zak

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