Table 5.
Postoperative complications.
| Complication | Control
group n = 103 |
ERAS (intervention group) n = 100 |
Comparison between groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrial Fibrillation | 15 (14%) | 13 (13%) | Fisher's exact p = 1.00 |
| Urinary tract infection | 6 (6%) | 6 (6%) | Fisher's exact p = 1.00 |
| Pneumonia | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | Fisher's exact p = 0.50 |
| Wound infection | 12 (12%) | 4 (4%) | Fisher's exact p = 0.07 |
| Stroke | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | Fisher's exact p = 1.00 |
| Readmission to ICU | 10 (10%) | 8 (8%) | Fisher's exact p = 0.81 |
| Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis | 0 | 0 | |
| In hospital mortality | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 days (all causes) mortality | 0 | 0 |
Note: Reported values are M ± SD [range], median (IQR); IQR = inter-quartile range.
M-W = Mann-Whitney test (the non-parametric equivalent of independent samples t-test).
QR = quantile regression; ICU: intensive care unit; ERAS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.