Table 2.

Enhanced recovery after surgery elements related to specific surgeries

Type of surgery	Important ERAS elements
Neurosurgical procedures	Goal-directed fluid therapy[84]
Cardiothoracic procedures	Postoperative multimodal analgesia[14]
Abdominal surgery (open and minimally invasive)	Selective bowel preparation, early feeding, use of chewing gum, postoperative multimodal analgesia, minimal or avoiding usage of drains[4,5]
Pediatric surgery	Carbohydrate drink, goal-directed fluid therapy, prevention of hypothermia[85,86]
Orthopedic procedures	Early mobilization, multimodal analgesia[87]
Gynecological procedures	Early feeding, early mobilization, screen for malnutrition[88]
Obstetrics	Early mobilization, early feeding[89]

ERAS = Enhanced recovery after surgery