Application of enhanced recovery after surgery in perioperative care of infants and children with Hirschsprung disease

Table 2 Basic data of infants and children with Hirschsprung disease in the enhanced recovery after surgery and control groups

Item	ERAS (n = 20)	Control (n = 18)	χ2/t	P value
Age1, years	3.45 ± 1.60	3.05 ± 1.32	0.832	0.416
Sex, male/female	13/7	10/8	0.344	0.557
Weight1, kg	14.1 ± 2.6	15.9 ± 2.9	-1.939	0.060
Height1, m	1.06 ± 0.13	1.08 ± 0.12	-0.475	0.638
BMI1, kg/m2	12.88 ± 3.03	14.17 ± 4.44	-1.058	0.297
Colon dilation and spasm, n (%)	14 (70.0)	14 (77.8)	0.288	0.592
Rectoanal inhibitory reflex, n (%)	12 (60.0)	13 (72.2)	0.612	0.434
Ganglion cell loss	19 (95.0)	16 (88.9)	0.474	0.491

¹Independent-samples t-test was used for age, weight, height, and body mass index. χ²-test was used for the other variables. There were no statistically significant differences in these observation items between the enhanced recovery after surgery and control groups.

BMI: Body mass index; ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery.