3| Fluid management - the less explored controversies

The introduction of complex carbohydrate drinks and challenging ideas such as the standard "nil by mouth" procedure before surgery is discussed here. The conversation then moves to intravenous therapy and the correct approach as surgery and fluid maintenance is prepared for. Monty Mythen is presenting with his guest Dr Scott Brudney, Professor, Departments of Anaesthesiology and Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Click here for the American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on perioperative fluid management within an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery: https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-016-0049-9 If you enjoyed this and want more the conversation is taken from a longer piece to be found here: http://www.topmedtalk.com/aser-ebpom-2017-recap-pod-three-live-from-london/