Protocol for rapid recovery pathways after surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: In adult surgical patients rapid recovery pathways after surgery have shown improvement in postoperative complications and length of hospital stay . Enhanced recovery after surgery is a concept which includes patient management protocols beginning from the preoperative period, continues in the intraoperative period and the postoperative period. This concept aims to improve postoperative outcome. In pediatric patients rapid recovery pathways are beginning to develop. This study is undertaken to analyse whether enhanced recovery after surgery improves postoperative outcome in children. Methods: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and randomized trials starting in April 2019 until July 2019. Statistic analysis will be realised with RevMan 5.3 software. Results are expected by July 2019. Conclusion: This protocol was realised to describe the systematic review and meta-analysis which will be undertaken to clarify the impact on postoperative outcome of rapid recovery pathways after surgery in children.