Table 5 The highest ranked perioperative care items
From: Functional recovery is considered the most important target: a survey of dedicated professionals
Physicians | Nurses | Europe | The world outside Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 117) | (n = 28) | (n = 131) | (n = 34) |
Optimizing fluid balance | Preoperative counselling by nurse, anaesthetist and surgeon | Optimizing fluid balance | Preoperative counselling by nurse, anaesthetist and surgeon |
Preoperative counselling by nurse, anaesthetist and surgeon | Promoting early and scheduled mobilisation | Promoting early and scheduled mobilisation | Optimizing fluid balance |
Promoting early and scheduled mobilisation | Optimizing fluid balance | Preoperative counselling by nurse, anaesthetist and surgeon | Avoiding nasogastric tube after the operation |