Table 2 Perioperative care item
From: Functional recovery is considered the most important target: a survey of dedicated professionals
| Care item | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Optimizing fluid balance | 10.28 (1.22) |
| Preoperative counselling by nurse, anaesthetist and surgeon | 10.26 (1.10) |
| Promoting early and scheduled mobilisation | 10.24 (1.19) |
| Avoiding nasogastric tube after the operation | 9.71 (1.86) |
| Allowing normal diet at will after the operation | 9.70 (1.49) |
| Antimicrobial prophylaxis and skin preparation | 9.62 (1.97) |
| Preoperative fasting kept at absolute minimum | 9.41 (2.08) |
| Oral carbohydrate loading preoperatively | 8.75 (2.40) |
| Stimulation of gut mobility | 8.65 (2.35) |
| Avoiding a wound drain | 8.56 (2.49) |
| Avoiding oral bowel preparation preoperatively | 8.53 (2.45) |
| Using epidural analgesia for approximately 48 h postop | 8.44 (2.78) |
| Avoiding preanaesthetic sedative medication | 8.14 (2.57) |