Key recommendations support use of  opioid-sparing perioperative medications  , minimal preoperative fasting and early feeding , use of anesthetic techniques that decrease postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain , use of measures to prevent intraoperative hypothermia , and support of early mobilization after surgery .
Background : Enhanced recovery following surgery can be achieved through the introduction of evidence -based perioperative maneuvers .
This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative management of patients undergoing breast reconstructive surgery  and to provide evidence -based recommendations for an enhanced perioperative protocol .
[Efficacy of a novel warming blanket: prospective randomized trial].
BACKGROUND Perioperative hypothermia is a common complication of general anesthesia and occurs in up to 50 % of patients during ear , nose and throat ( ENT ) surgery . In this prospect i ve , r and omized controlled study the hypothesis that a new conductive warming blanket ( Barrier ® EasyWarm ® , Mölnlycke Health Care Erkrath , Germany ) is better in reducing the incidence of perioperative hypothermia in ENT surgery than insulation with a conventional hospital duvet alone was tested . MATERIAL S AND METHODS After approval of the local ethics committee and written informed consent 80 patients with a planned procedure time between 1 and 3 h were recruited .  Anesthesia was induced and maintained using propofol , remifentanil and rocuronium and the core temperature was measured using an esophageal temperature probe . Patients in the study group were warmed at least 30 min prior to induction of anesthesia using the novel warming blanket ( Barrier ® EasyWarm ® ) and patients in the control group were insulated with a st and ard hospital duvet . Data were tested using Fisher 's exact test , Student 's t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test as appropriate . Time-dependent changes in core temperature were evaluated using repeated measures analysis of variance ( ANOVA ) and post hoc Scheffé 's test . Results are expressed as mean ± SD or as median and interquartile range ( IQR ) as appropriate . A p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant . RESULTS The ANOVA did not identify a significantly higher core temperature in the study group at any time point . Furthermore , Fisher 's exact test showed no differences in the incidence of intraoperative ( 12 out of 29 versus 10 out of 32 patients , p = 0.44 ) or postoperative hypothermia ( 12 out of 29 versus 9 out of 32 patients , p = 0.30 ) between the groups . No adverse effects were observed . CONCLUSIONS In the studied patient group the new conductive warming blanket ( Barrier ® EasyWarm ® ) showed no superiority compared to conventional thermal insulation alone
Key recommendations support use of  opioid-sparing perioperative medications  , minimal preoperative fasting and early feeding , use of anesthetic techniques that decrease postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain , use of measures to prevent intraoperative hypothermia , and support of early mobilization after surgery .
Background : Enhanced recovery following surgery can be achieved through the introduction of evidence -based perioperative maneuvers .
This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative management of patients undergoing breast reconstructive surgery  and to provide evidence -based recommendations for an enhanced perioperative protocol .