Table 4.

Postoperative data in 32 patients undergoing primary ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease.

	Laparoscopy and ERAS care (n = 16)	Laparoscopy and standard care (n = 16)	P value
Passage of first flatus mean (SD, day)	1.75 ± 0.58	3.13 ± 0.89	<0.001
Passage of first stool mean (SD, day)	2.25 ± 1.0	4.06 ± 1.29	<0.001
Eating liquid mean (SD, day)	1.44 ± 0.63	4.38 ± 1.41	<0.001
Eating semifluid mean (SD, day)	2.75 ± 0.58	6.31 ± 1.45	<0.001
Postoperative hospital stay, mean (SD, day)	5.19 ± 1.28	9.94 ± 3.33	<0.001
Overall morbidity < 30 days, n (%)	2 (12.5)	2 (12.5)	NS
Complication grade I, n (%)	2	2	NS
Complication grade II-IV, n (%)	0	0	NS
Reoperations, n (%)	0	0	NS
Readmission < 30 days, n (%)	0	0	NS
Postoperative pain, VAS > 3 on day 1, n (%)	1 (6.3)	4 (25)	NS
Postoperative pain, VAS > 3 on day 2, n (%)	0	0	NS
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	0	0	NS
In-hospital costs (ten thousand RMB)	2.70 ± 0.50	3.73 ± 0.75	<0.001
Infectious complication within 30 days after discharge, n (%)	0	0	NS

ERAS = enhanced recovery after surgery; SD = standard deviation; VSA = visual analog scale; NS = not significant.