You are here:

  1. Home
  2. NICE Guidance
  3. Health and social care delivery
  4. Surgical care

Perioperative care in adults

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG180
  • Published:  19 August 2020
  • Guidance
  • Tools and resources
  • Information for the public
  • Evidence
  • History
Download (PDF)

Evidence reviews – August 2020

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the recommendations:

  • Information and support needs
  • Enhanced recovery programmes
  • Preoperative risk stratification tools
  • Preoperative optimisation clinics for older adults
  • Preoperative management of anaemia
  • Management of anticoagulant medication
  • Nutritional screening in preoperative assessment
  • Preoperative fasting
  • Intravenous fluid management strategy
  • Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring
  • Blood glucose control management
  • Management systems to promote safety in operating theatres
  • Postoperative recovery in specialist areas
  • Managing acute postoperative pain (appendices)

This page was last updated: 19 August 2020

Back to top