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Table 2 ERAS pathway compliance

From: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for elderly patients with short-level lumbar fusion

Compliance with the ERAS program

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