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Table 3 Clinical outcomes

From: Comparative short-term outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program and non-ERAS traditional care in elderly patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis: a retrospective study

 

ERAS (n = 60)

non-ERAS Traditional care (n = 67)

P value

LOS (range), days

13.6 ± 4.0 (7–20)

15.6 ± 3.9 (7–24)

0.034

Surgical time, min

186.6 ± 56.7

190.4 ± 89.3

0.289

Estimated blood loss, ml

337.5 ± 194.9

365.6 ± 207.4

0.118

Complications, n (rate)

  

0.048

 No

55 (91.7)

53 (79.1)

 

 Yes

5 (8.3)

14 (20.9)

 

Early ambulation, n (rate)

  

<0.0001

 No

18 (30.0)

62 (92.5)

 

 Yes

42 (70.0)

5 (7.5)

 

Early oral feeding, n (rate)

  

<0.0001

 No

8 (13.3)

65 (97.0)

 

 Yes

52 (86.7)

2 (3.0)

 

Early removal of catheter, n (rate)

  

<0.0001

 No

12 (20.0)

57(85.1)

 

 Yes

48 (80.0)

10 (14.9)

 

Nutritional intervention, n (rate)

  

0.002

 No

33 (55.0)

54 (80.6)

 

 Yes

27 (45.0)

13 (19.4)

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