AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice are the gold-standard in evidence-based recommendations to deliver safe perioperative patient care and achieve workplace safety. Developed by an interdisciplinary panel of clinical experts and the only evidence-based guidelines for perioperative teams approved by the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) Guidelines Trust, they will help decrease surgical errors, provide quality measurements, and keep your team members safer. 2026 New Guideline:

Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)