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Table 3 The outcomes 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

 

Non-ERAS (n = 540)

ERAS (n = 540)

p value

Wound complications, n(%)

SSI, n(%)

Wound dehiscence, p n(%)

Persist wound drainage, n(%)

94 (17.8%)

21 (4.0%)

33 (6.0%)

40 (7.5%)

66 (12.4%)

16 (3.0%)

17 (3.0%)

33 (6.2%)

p = 0.02*

p = 0.40

p = 0.02*

p = 0.39

Other complications

 Cardiovascular disease

5 (1%)

5 (1%)

p = 1.00

 Acute cerebral infarction

3 (0.6%)

3 (0.6%)

p = 1.00

 Pneumonia

9 (1.7%)

6 (1.0%)

p = 0.44

 Hematoma

6 (1.0%)

4 (0.8%)

p = 0.53

 DVT

7 (1.2%)

5 (1.0%)

p = 0.56

 Urinary tract infection

11 (2.0%)

4 (0.8%)

p = 0.07

 Hypoalbuminemia

 Server hypoalbuminemia

267 (50.4%)

84 (15.8%)

242 (45.7%)

48 (9.0%)

p = 0.12

p < 0.01*

 Albumin infusion

152 (28.6%)

39 (7.4%)

p < 0.01*

 Preoperative LOS(d)

5.70.8

5.50.7

p = 0.32

 Postoperative LOS(d)

9.51.7

8.01.5

p < 0.01*

 Rate of readmission

34 (6.4%)

10 (1.9%)

p < 0.01*

 Discharge to rehabilitation center, n(%)

22 (4.2%)

5 (1.0%)

p < 0.01*

  1. SSI: surgical site infection; DVT: deep venous thrombosis; LOS: the length of stay