Table 3.
Adherence rates to the selected perioperative care elements
| Pre-awareness (n = 150) |
Post-awareness (n = 150) |
p valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative items, n (%) | |||||
| Counseling and education | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| No bowel lavage | 150 (100) | 140 (94.6) | 0.003b | ||
| Oral carbohydrate loading (if indicated) | 32 (21.3) | 35 (23.3) | 0.782 | ||
| Intraoperative items, n (%) | |||||
| Epidural analgesia | 121 (80.7) | 126 (84.0) | 0.451 | ||
| Routine anti-emetics | 90 (61.6) | 112 (74.7) | 0.016 | ||
| No use of drains | 104 (69.3) | 122 (81.9) | 0.011 | ||
| Nasogastric tube removal | 105 (70.0) | 112 (75.7) | 0.272 | ||
| Postoperative items, n (%) | |||||
| Avoidance of ileus | |||||
| Oral laxatives at day 1 | 33 (22.0) | 42 (28.0) | 0.232 | ||
| Early oral intake | |||||
| Oral fluids intake day 0 | 37 (24.7) | 63 (42.6) | 0.001 | ||
| Solid food intake ≤ day 1 | 83 (55.3) | 115 (77.7) | < 0.001 | ||
| Early mobilization | |||||
| On chair (minimum 3 times) ≤ day 1 | 21 (14.1) | 41 (27.3) | 0.005 | ||
| Early removal of catheters | |||||
| CAD removal ≤ day 2 | 51 (34.2) | 47 (31.5) | 0.623 | ||
Values are valid percentages (excluding missing values). a Chi-square test. b Fisher’s exact test. CAD = urinary catheter, n = number of patients