Fluids and blood transfusions: The corner pillars of perioperative period

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Numerous events affect patients' outcome for various surgical procedures. Evidence shows that several factors might affect postoperative course, such as routine use of surgical safety checklists, clinical pathways, enhanced recovery strategy or fast-track surgery, volume of cases, presence of general versus specialised surgeons, the ability to recognise and manage complications as well as the number of postoperative intensive care or postoperative beds and the economical investment in national health care.

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