“…34,35,42,56,61,76,85,96 Almost half of the included studies assessed outcomes at multiple phases of the perioperative pathway (n = 34, 40%), whilst 24 studies (28%) assessed postoperative outcomes extending beyond the immediate PACU phase. 26,27,34,35,39,40,41,43,45,48,51,55,61,62,64,66,69,73,89,90,92,99,102,109 Five studies (6%) assessed outcomes only during the preoperative phase, 57,58,71,103,106 whilst only four studies assessed outcomes at a single phase of intraoperative care (n=4, 6%), 33,46,56,59,74 and seven studies assessed outcomes during PACU care only (n=7, 8%). 24,44,47,68,82,100,…”