From: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for elderly patients with short-level lumbar fusion
Compliance with the ERAS program | |
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Variable | n (%) |
Preoperative ERAS items | |
 Patient education and counseling | 95 (100) |
 No prolonged fasting | 95 (100) |
 Fluid and carbohydrate loading | 90 (94.7) |
 Antithrombotic stockings | 95 (100) |
 Antimicrobial prophylaxis | 95 (100) |
Intraoperative ERAS items | |
 Tranexamic acid | 95 (100) |
 Maintenance of normothermia | 95 (100) |
 Local infiltration analgesia | 95 (100) |
Postoperative ERAS items | |
 Early ambulation | 63 (66.3) |
 Early removal of bladder catheter | 50 (52.6) |
 Early oral feeding | 70 (73.7) |
 Perioperative multimodal analgesia | 93 (97.9) |
 Overall compliance (rate) | 92.1 |