Routine postoperative care

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• summarise modern, evidence based practice in managing gynaecological patients in the postoperative period
• recognise risk assessment for common postoperative complications encountered in gynaecological practice
• identify current strategies for preventing postoperative complications
• discuss the modern practice of enhanced recovery after surgery in gynaecological practice
• use tools developed for clinical practice (e.g. preventing postoperative thromboembolism and sepsis).

Felicia Elena Buruiana MRCOG (2019, 2022)

Dr Buruiana is a Subspecialty Trainee in Gynaecological Oncology, at PanBirmingham Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

This course is intended to help clinicians gain core knowledge for O&G training and the MRCOG examinations. It can also be used by O&G consultants to refresh their knowledge of the area or for teaching.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment. NG125. NICE; 2020.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital. CG174. NICE; 2013, updated 2017.

Torbe E, Crawford R, Norbin A, Acheson N. Enhanced recovery in gynaecology. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2013;15:263–8.

Aslam N, Moran PA. Catheter use in gynaecological practice. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2014;16:161–8.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. NG89. NICE; 2019.

Nelson C. Fotopoulou J, Taylor G, Glaser J, Bakkum-Gamez L.A, Meyer R et al. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) society guidelines for gynecologic oncology: Addressing implementation challenges - 2023 update. Gynecologic oncology 2023;173:58-67.