Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2019; 11(10): 395-406
Published online Oct 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i10.395
Table 2 Adherence to the enhanced recovery protocol’s items according to age grouping for the 225 patients under study, n (%)
Age group
Group AGroup BGroup CP value
(n = 112)(n = 57)(n = 56)
Laparoscopy (no conversion)110 (98.2)53 (93)53 (94.6)NS
Carbohydrate rich drinka48 (42.9)26 (45.6)13 (23.2)0.022
Respiratory training106 (94.6)54 (94.7)55 (98.2)NS
Prophylactic antiemetics109 (97.3)52 (91.2)52 (92.9)NS
Intra-operative warming108 (96.4)52 (91.2)55 (98.2)NS
No nasogastric tube101 (90.2)53 (93)48 (85.7)NS
TAP block62 (55.4)29 (50.9)37 (66.1)NS
Oral liquids POD031 (27.7)14 (24.6)9 (16.1)NS
Solid food POD146 (41.1)18 (31.6)16 (28.6)NS
Early mobilization101 (90.2)51 (89.5)50 (89.3)NS
Walking POD1a57 (50.9)23 (40.4)21 (37.5)0.032
Early UC removala66 (58.9)40 (70.2)24 (42.9)0.013
Stop iv fluids POD2a67 (59.8)36 (63.2)23 (41.1)0.032
Opiates avoidancea56 (50)22 (38.6)38 (67.9)0.007
GC, %70.3 (36-100)64.3 (21-100)64.3 (36-100)NS
GC < 50%20 (17.9)10 (17.5)13 (23.2)
GC 50%-75%51 (45.5)23 (40.4)29 (51.8)
GC > 75%41 (36.6)24 (42.1)14 (25)