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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the IMPAKT ERAS trial

From: The IMpact of PerioperAtive KeTamine on Enhanced Recovery after Abdominal Surgery (IMPAKT ERAS): protocol for a pragmatic, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

 Adult patients undergoing an elective major abdominal surgery within a colorectal, surgical oncology, or ventral hernia enhanced recovery pathway

Exclusion criteria

 • Participant declines to consent for participation

 • Contraindications to, or patient refusal, of standard enhanced recovery elements (e.g. nerve block)

 • Surgery performed on a weekend day (non-elective)

 • Direct postoperative admission from the operating room to the Intensive Care Unit with an endotracheal tube in place

 • Cancellation or abortion of the planned surgical procedure

 • Perioperative clinician deems the patient not appropriate for inclusion

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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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