Table 4.

Breakdown of Clavien complications for patients with/without enhanced recovery programme (ERP)

Grade	Non-ERP group	ERP group
I	n=3 3 – leakage from around wound	n=4 2 – leakage from around wound 2 – high drain (nasogastric) output
II	n=6 2 – myocardial infarction 1 – atrial fibrillation 1 – lower respiratory tract infection 1 – C difficile 1 – sepsis	n=12 2 – atrial fibrillation 2 – ileus 2 – late pyrexia, given antibiotics 1 – postoperative chest pain 1 – pulmonary embolism 1 – elevated troponin I 1 – urinary tract infection 1 – vomiting 1 – ileus, C difficile, diarrhoea
IIIa		n=1 1 – collection drained under local anaesthesia
IIIb	n=1 1 – defunctioning colostomy	n=1 1 – wound dehiscence
IVa		n=1 1 – intensive care unit (bleeding due to excess anticoagulation)
IVb
V	n=1 1 – respiratory sepsis	n=1 1 – bilateral lower limb ischaemia