Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient.

"Declarations Conflicts of interestDr. Scott has honoraria from and serves on advisory boards of Baxter, Edwards Lifesciences, Deltex, Trevena, and Merck. He also receives travel reimbursement from these companies and is President of ERAS® USA. Dr. Peden has received consultancy fees from the American College of Surgeons Improving Care and Surgical Recovery program, and from Medtronic for unrelated work, and is Executive Medical Director for Clinical Quality for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, USA. Dr. Lobo has received an unrestricted educational grant from B. Braun and speaker’s honoraria from Abbott, Corza and Nestlé for unrelated work. He is the Scientific Chair of the ERAS® Society. Dr. Wu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hübner has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lees has nothing to disclose. Dr. Urman has received research funding or fees from Merck, Covidien/Medtronic, AcelRx and Pfizer outside the submitted work, as well as federal funding from NIH, AHRQ and NSF. Dr. Aitken has nothing to disclose. Dr. Anderson has nothing to disclose. Dr. Grant has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hammarqvist has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hare has nothing to disclose. Dr. Havens has research grant funding from Johnson and Johnson outside the submitted work. Dr Johnston has nothing to disclose, Dr Ljungqvist is the Chairman of the ERAS® Society, founded and owns stock in Encare AB, and has received honoraria for advice, lecturing including travel support from Nutricia, Fresenius-Kabi, Pharmacosmos, Encare AB, and lecturing honoraria from Medtronic and BBraun outside the related work. Dr Ljungqvist previously held a now expired patent for a preoperative carbohydrate drink. Angie Balfour—ERAS® Coach, Encare®. Co-Director of The Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Society (UK) C.I.C. (not-for-profit organization—Company No. 10932208). No relevant conflict of interest related to this work.Dr. Ordoñez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kim has nothing to disclose. Dr. French has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aggarwal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Quiney has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holena has nothing to disclose. Dr. Cooper has funding from the National Institute on Aging and the John A. Hartford Foundation outside of the submitted work. Dr. Wick has funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality outside the submitted work. Dr. Bang Foss has nothing to disclose. Dr. Young-Fadok has nothing to disclose. Dr. Mohseni has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dhesi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sharoky has nothing to disclose. Conflicts of interest Dr. Scott has honoraria from and serves on advisory boards of Baxter, Edwards Lifesciences, Deltex, Trevena, and Merck. He also receives travel reimbursement from these companies and is President of ERAS® USA. Dr. Peden has received consultancy fees from the American College of Surgeons Improving Care and Surgical Recovery program, and from Medtronic for unrelated work, and is Executive Medical Director for Clinical Quality for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, USA. Dr. Lobo has received an unrestricted educational grant from B. Braun and speaker’s honoraria from Abbott, Corza and Nestlé for unrelated work. He is the Scientific Chair of the ERAS® Society. Dr. Wu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hübner has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lees has nothing to disclose. Dr. Urman has received research funding or fees from Merck, Covidien/Medtronic, AcelRx and Pfizer outside the submitted work, as well as federal funding from NIH, AHRQ and NSF. Dr. Aitken has nothing to disclose. Dr. Anderson has nothing to disclose. Dr. Grant has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hammarqvist has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hare has nothing to disclose. Dr. Havens has research grant funding from Johnson and Johnson outside the submitted work. Dr Johnston has nothing to disclose, Dr Ljungqvist is the Chairman of the ERAS® Society, founded and owns stock in Encare AB, and has received honoraria for advice, lecturing including travel support from Nutricia, Fresenius-Kabi, Pharmacosmos, Encare AB, and lecturing honoraria from Medtronic and BBraun outside the related work. Dr Ljungqvist previously held a now expired patent for a preoperative carbohydrate drink. Angie Balfour—ERAS® Coach, Encare®. Co-Director of The Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Society (UK) C.I.C. (not-for-profit organization—Company No. 10932208). No relevant conflict of interest related to this work. Dr. Ordoñez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kim has nothing to disclose. Dr. French has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aggarwal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Quiney has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holena has nothing to disclose. Dr. Cooper has funding from the National Institute on Aging and the John A. Hartford Foundation outside of the submitted work. Dr. Wick has funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality outside the submitted work. Dr. Bang Foss has nothing to disclose. Dr. Young-Fadok has nothing to disclose. Dr. Mohseni has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dhesi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sharoky has nothing to disclose."

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