Control (n=104) | Enhanced recovery protocol (n=259) | P value | |
Length of stay (days) (mean±SD) | 4.2±1.6 | 3.3±2.4 | 0.001 |
30-day readmission | 14 (13.5%) | 25 (9.6%) | 0.2 |
Complication rates* | |||
Overall | 56 (53.8%) | 75 (29.0%) | <0.0001 |
BMI <30 kg/m2 | 3 (15.8%) | 29 (32.2%) | 0.002 |
BMI 30–39.9 kg/m2 | 37 (57.8%) | 37 (29.4%) | <0.0001 |
BMI >40 kg/m2 | 16 (76.2%) | 9 (20.9%) | <0.0001 |
Age < 65 | 32 (51.6%) | 40 (24.5%) | <0.0001 |
Age ≥65 | 24 (57.1%) | 35 (36.1%) | <0.0001 |
Age ≥70 | 24 (57.1%) | 21 (30.9%) | <0.0001 |
Complications | |||
Acute kidney injury | 5 (4.8%) | 17 (6.6%) | 0.5 |
Blood transfusion | 5 (4.8%) | 28 (10.8%) | 0.07 |
DVT/PE | 2 (1.9%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0.6 |
Hyperglycemia | 11 (10.6%) | 26 (10.0%) | 0.9 |
Ileus | 21 (20.2%) | 25 (9.7%) | 0.007 |
Intensive care admission | 1 (1.0%) | 9 (3.5%) | 0.19 |
Pulmonary | 18 (17.3%) | 7 (2.7%) | 0.003 |
Sepsis | 8 (7.7%) | 7 (2.7%) | 0.03 |
Surgical site infection | 12 (11.5%) | 11 (4.2%) | 0.01 |
Unplanned reoperation | 3 (2.9%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0.3 |
Percentage of grade of Clavien-Dindo complications* | |||
Grade I-II | 52 (50.0%) | 63 (24.3%) | <0.0001 |
Grade III-IV | 4 (3.8%) | 12 (4.7%) | 0.4 |
*Number of patients with one or more complications.
DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism.