Short- and long-term outcomes associated with enhanced recovery after surgery protocol vs conventional management in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy

Table 1 Compliance with the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in enhanced recovery after surgery group

ERAS variable	Compliance (%), n = 365
Health education, exercise advice, dietary guidance	365 (100)
Organ function evaluation, pre-rehabilitation treatment	312 (85.5)
Fasting for 6 h and drinking for 2 h before operation	332 (91.0)
No indwelling nasogastric tube	310 (84.9)
Intraoperative safety check (WHO check list)	365 (100)
Precision surgery scheme	365 (100)
Goal-directed therapy	306 (83.8)
Epidural anesthesia/analgesia	299 (81.9)
Intraoperative heat preservation	349 (95.6)
Small midline (< 8 cm) incision of upper abdomen	358 (98.1)
Incision infiltration anesthesia	310 (93.2)
Multimodal analgesia	358 (98.1)
Prevention of deep venous thrombosis	348 (95.3)
Mobilization on the first postoperative day	320 (87.7)
Oral diet on the first postoperative day	311 (85.2)
Early removal of catheter (< 24 h)	339 (92.9)
Early extraction of abdominal drainage tube (< 48 h)	304 (83.3)

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; WHO: World Health Organization.