Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Rectal/Pelvic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations

Background This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative care in rectal/pelvic surgery, and to provide graded recommendations for items for an evidenced‐based enhanced recovery protocol. Methods Studies were selected with particular attention paid to meta‐analyses, randomized controlled trials and large prospective cohorts. For each item of the perioperative treatment pathway, available English‐language literature was...