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Table 8 Compliance with the ERAS program

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

Variable

n (%)

Pre-operative ERAS items

 Patient education

60 (100)

 Nutritional counselling

60 (100)

 No prolonged fasting

60 (100)

 Fluid and carbohydrate loading

59 (98.3)

 Antithrombotic stockings

58 (96.7)

 Antimicrobial prophylaxis

60 (100)

Intra-operative ERAS items

 Tranexamic acid

60 (100)

 Avoidance of salt and water overload

60 (100)

 Maintenance of normothermia

60 (100)

 local infiltration analgesia

60 (100)

Postoperative ERAS items

 Early ambulation

42 (70.0)

 Early removal of bladder catheter

52 (86.7)

 Early oral feeding

48 (80.0)

 Stick to discharge criteria

47 (78.3)

 Perioperative multimodal analgesia

60 (100)

 Overall compliance (rate)

94.0