Intraoperative fluid management guided by esophageal Doppler monitoring in major abdominal surgery utilizing the enhanced recovery after surgery program: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this review are to identify the effectiveness of esophageal Doppler monitoring (EDM) for goal-directed fluid therapy on postoperative outcomes during abdominal surgery when an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program is implemented.The specific question of this review is does the guidance of fluid management by EDM versus fluid management without EDM affect the length of hospital stay, occurrence of postoperative infection, hemodynamic stability and 30-day postoperative complication rate in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery with ERAS or similar programs?