Effects of enhanced recovery after surgery on postoperative intestinal function and intestinal flora during laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery

Table 2 The duration of bowel sounds, first anal exhaust and defecation in the two groups

Characteristic	ERAS group (n = 40)	Traditional treatment group (n = 40)	P value
Number of cases	40	40	-
First occurrence time of bowel sounds (hours)	16.25 ± 6.41	22.30 ± 6.49	< 0.0001
First exhaust time (hours)	23.95 ± 6.02	28.45 ± 7.12	0.003
First defecation time (hours)	34.95 ± 9.34	48.10 ± 15.64	< 0.0001
Postoperative hospitalization time (days)	6.2 ± 1.5	8.1 ± 2.0	< 0.001
Postoperative pain score (VAS, 24 hours)	2.5 ± 1.0	3.8 ± 1.2	< 0.001
Postoperative nutritional support duration (days)	2.1 ± 0.8	4.5 ± 1.2	< 0.001
Postoperative urinary catheter duration (days)	1.2 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Postoperative intravenous fluid volume (L)	2.0 ± 0.5	3.2 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Postoperative oral intake time (hours)	20.5 ± 5.0	30.0 ± 6.0	< 0.001

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; VAS: Visual Analog Scale.