Table 1.

Enhanced recovery elements in liver and pancreatic resectional surgery

	Liver resection	Pancreatic resection
Preoperatively	Information given to patient and patient education No premedication	Information given to patient and patient education No premedication
Day 0	Normothermia during surgery Mechanical prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis Intraoperative prophylactic antibiotics No nasogastric tube No routine abdominal drain	Normothermia during surgery Mechanical prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis Intraoperative prophylactic antibiotics Routine nasogastric and abdominal drain only for Whipple's operation
Day 1	Patient-controlled morphine analgesia Oral fluid Moving patient to chair	Patient-controlled morphine analgesia Oral fluid Moving patient to chair
Day 2	Fluid diet Enhanced mobilisation Removal of urinary catheter	Enhanced mobilisation
Day 3	Soft diet Removal of drain	Removal of urinary catheter Removal of nasogastric tube if draining <300 mL
Day 4	Normal diet	Fluid diet Removal of drain
Day 5	Discharge if no fever, pain can be controlled with oral analgesics and patient has adequate mobilisation	Soft diet
Day 6		Normal diet
Day 7		Discharge if no fever, pain can be controlled with oral analgesics and patient has adequate mobilisation