Table 1.
A summary of the most frequently recommended ERP components (present in at least half of audited centres) and the respective adherence to these elements
| ERP element | Knee ERPs | Hip ERPs | ||
| Proportion of centres that recommend | Proportion of centres that adhere where offered | Proportion of centres that recommend | Proportion of centres that adhere where offered | |
| Patient education | 76% | 90% | 90% | 81% |
| Assessment of body habitus | 81% | 87% | 82% | 88% |
| Same day admission to surgery | 71% | 98% | 90% | 93% |
| Preoperative gabapentinoid | 62% | 46% | 73% | 45% |
| Wound local anaesthetic | 50% | 78% | 73% | 89% |
| Tranexamic acid | 67% | 73% | 77% | 82% |
| Early mobilisation and physiotherapy | 76% | 47% | 82% | 51% |
| Postoperative paracetamol | 81% | 85% | 82% | 100% |
| Postoperative NSAIDs | 57% | 76% | 82% | 54% |
| Postoperative opioids | 67% | 61% | 82% | 87% |
| Postoperative gabapentinoid | 52% | 17% | 77% | 72% |
| Postoperative antiemetic | 67% | 52% | 77% | 85% |
| Postoperative laxatives | 52% | 48% | 64% | 79% |
| Specific postoperative ward | 67% | 88% | 82% | 99% |
ERP = Enhanced recovery programme; NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs