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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Successful implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program shortens length of stay and improves postoperative pain, and bowel and bladder function after colorectal surgery

 

Parameter

Pre- ERAS group (Jun-12 to Aug-13)

ERAS Group (Dec-13 to Nov-14)

p

Procedures

Procedures excluding re-operations, n

298

310

 

Individuals

Patients, n

245

279

 

Age

Median age, years (Range)

54 (20–95)

53 (17–90)

0.44

Sex

Male patients, n (%)

169 (57 %)

137 (44 %)

0.0015

BMI

Median BMI, kg/m2 (Range)

25.5 (14.9–52.7)

24.1 (14.8–49.3)

 

American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) classification

ASA Grade 1, n (%)

4 (1.3 %)

6 (1.9 %)

0.65

ASA Grade 2, n (%)

199 (66.8 %)

208 (67.1 %)

ASA Grade 3, n (%)

90 (30.2 %)

95 (30.6 %)

ASA Grade 4, n (%)

5 (1.7 %)

1 (0.3 %)

Smoker

Smokers, n (%)

24 (8.1 %)

9 (2.9 %)

0.0065

Diabetes

Diabetes, n (%)

23 (7.7 %)

21 (6.8 %)

0.75

Hypertension

Hypertension, n (%)

41 (14 %)

22 (7.1 %)

0.0077

CHD

Chronic heart disease, n (%)

25 (8.4 %)

14 (4.5 %)

0.068