Table 1.
Differences between groups in baseline characteristics
| Multimodal EON group (n = 53) |
Conventional care group (n = 54) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, M:F | 27:26 | 32:22 | 0.440 |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 56 ± 10 | 55 ± 10 | 0.624 |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 22.2 ± 2.2 | 21.4 ± 2.3 | 0.069 |
| Blood loss, ml (IQR) | 300 (200, 450) | 350 (250, 450) | 0.231 |
| Duration of operation, h (IQR) | 3.5 (3, 4) | 3.5 (3, 4) | 0.211 |
| Duration of ICU stay, h (IQR) | 0 (0, 16) | 0 (0, 17) | 0.654 |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation, h (IQR) | 0 (0, 3) | 0 (0, 5.3) | 0.398 |
| Duration of postoperative analgesia, h (IQR) | 48 (41, 56) | 48 (44, 55) | 0.722 |
| Types of operation performed | 0.903 | ||
| Radical gastrectomy, n | 14 | 15 | |
| Radical colectomy, n | 11 | 12 | |
| Radical resection for rectal cancer, n | 8 | 11 | |
| Right hepatic resection, n | 13 | 11 | |
| Pancreatoduodenectomy, n | 7 | 5 | |
| Tumor stage | 0.442 | ||
| T0-1, n | 1 | 1 | |
| T2, n | 15 | 8 | |
| T3, n | 23 | 28 | |
| T4, n | 14 | 16 |