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Table 3 Compliance with perioperative treatment and postoperative recovery after colon resection within the context of the enhanced recovery program followed

From: Enhanced recovery in colorectal surgery: a multicentre study

Perioperative treatment variable mentioned in ERAS protocol

 

Number

Percentage

Preoperative

  

Perioperative information

290

99

No colon preparation

246

82.8

Carbohydrate-rich drinks on day before surgery1

187

65.2

Carbohydrate -rich drinks before surgery2

182

63

Surgery

  

Goal directed fluids (Cardio-Q)3

138

46.3

No hypothermia

242

84.3

No drainage

146

53.3

Postoperative

  

No nasogastric tube

222

77.1

Early mobilisation

128

44.6

Early taking of fluids by mouth4

116

40.6

Variable not explicitly mentioned in ERAS protocol

 

Number

Percentage

Opioid-free pain control5

206

78.3

Prophylactic medication for nausea and vomiting

76

26.8

Epidural anaesthesia

106

38.8

  1. 1: 40.3% received two, 59.7% received three or four; 2: 14.8% received one, 85.2% received two; 3: Mean fluid volume received was 1742.5 ml; 4: 46.8% received one, 50% received two, and 3.2% received more than two; 5: 42.8% of patients used patient controlled analgesia.