NG180 Perioperative care in adults

This NICE guideline was published in August 2020 and covers care for adults having elective or emergency surgery, including dental surgery. It covers all phases of perioperative care, from the time people are booked for surgery until they are discharged afterward. It makes six recommendations:

• Information and support for people having surgery
• Enhanced recovery programmes
• Preoperative care
• Intraoperative care
• Postoperative care
• Managing pain

For more information, please visit the NICE website.