Skip to main content

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients in the two groups

From: Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: association with lower incidence of wound complications and severe hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery

Variable

Non-ERAS (n = 530)

ERAS (n = 530)

P value

Gender

  

P = 0.21

 Female

323 (61%)

303 (57%)

 

 Male

207 (39%)

227 (43%)

 

Age(yr)

64.2 ± 0.9

65.0 ± 1.0

P = 0.27

Weight(kg)

68.3 ± 0.9

69.5 ± 1.0

P = 0.09

BMI(kg/m2)

25.7 ± 0.3

26.0 ± 0.3

P = 0.21

Comorbidities

 Cardiovascular disease

288 (54%)

280 (53%)

P = 0.62

 Diabetes disease

109 (21%)

134 (25)

P = 0.07

 Mental disease

7 (1%)

10 (2%)

P = 0.46

 Digestive disease

18 (4%)

21 (4%)

P = 0.63

 Old cerebral infarction

7 (1%)

24 (5%)

P < 0.01*

 Pulmonary disease

15 (2%)

10 (2%)

P = 0.31

 Preoperative albumin

39.9 ± 0.3

39.6 ± 0.3

P = 0.31

Procedure-related

 Fusion level

  

P = 0.91

 1–3

482 (90%)

483(90%)

 

 4–5

48 (10%)

47(10%)

 

 Operative time(min)

209.1 ± 30.2

203.0 ± 28.0

P = 0.16

 EBL(ml)

344.1 ± 28.3

314.3 ± 21.1

P = 0.10

 The rate of albumin infusion, n (%)

152 (29%)

39(7%)

P < 0.01*

  1. BMI: body mass index; EBL: estimated blood loss