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Table 1 Comparison of demographic, clinical, and radiographic parameters between the enhanced recovery cohort and a matched historical cohort

From: The implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery pathway in patients undergoing posterior thoracolumbar fusion for degenerative spinal deformity

Variables

ERAS cohort (n = 54)

Historical cohort (n = 54)

P Value

Female, n (%)

42 (77.8%)

42 (77.8%)

1.000

Age (y)

70.1 ± 7.7

69.6 ± 8.5

0.777

Weight (kg)

66.1 ± 12.2

67.7 ± 11.6

0.512

BMI (kg/m2)

25.9 ± 4.4

26.6 ± 3.6

0.355

Payer status, n (%)

  

0.540

 Medicare

49 (90.7%)

47 (87.0%)

 

 Self-pay

5 (9.3%)

7 (13.0%)

 

Smoker, n (%)

2 (3.7%)

5 (9.3%)

0.241

Drinker, n (%)

5 (9.3%)

3 (5.6)

0.462

ASA

2.1 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.3

0.832

Co-Morbidities, n (%)

 Charlson Comorbidity Index

3.0 ± 1.2

3.4 ± 1.1

0.200

 Hypertension

20 (37.0%)

30 (55.6%)

0.054

 Coronary heart disease

6 (11.1%)

7 (13.0%)

0.771

 Diabetes disease

12 (22.2%)

15 (27.8%)

0.511

 Mental disease

1 (1.8%)

0 (0%)

0.322

 Digestive disease

1 (1.8%)

1 (1.8%)

1.000

 Old cerebral infarction

5 (9.3%)

2 (3.7%)

0.242

 Osteoporosis

21 (38.9%)

16 (29.6%)

0.315

 Opioids consumption

3 (5.6%)

1 (1.8%)

0.315

 Parkinsons disease

2 (3.7%)

5 (9.3%)

0.241

Radiographic parameters

 SVA (cm)

7.3 ± 5.3

6.3 ± 4.5

0.311

 PI ( °)

50.7 ± 11.8

51.8 ± 11.1

0.640

 PT ( °)

27.5 ± 14.0

26.4 ± 10.9

0.632

 SS ( °)

22.3 ± 10.5

26.2 ± 10.7

0.062

 TLK ( °)

24.0 ± 15.0

20.4 ± 17.2

0.243

 TK ( °)

26.6 ± 12.2

27.1 ± 16.8

0.877

 LL ( °)

23.2 ± 16.0

28.6 ± 16.7

0.086

 PI-LL (°)

25.9 ± 16.6

20.8 ± 14.8

0.254

  1. BMI body mass index, SVA sagittal vertical axis, PI pelvic incidence, PT pelvic tilt, SS sacral slope, TLK thoracolumbar kyphosis, TK thoracic kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis, PI-LL pelvic incidence minus the lumbar lordosis angle. *P < 0.05