Table 1.

RECOvER Checklist for reporting of enhanced recovery research

	Item	Recommendation	Page
Title
Title	1	Indicate that this is an enhanced recovery study in the title
Introduction
Background	2	Explain the area of uncertainty that the study seeks to address
Guidelines	3	If a published set of enhanced recovery guidelines exists for this procedure, include a reference to the guidelines
Outcomes	4	Define the primary outcome and any key prespecified secondary outcomes for the study
Methods
IRB approval	5	Give the Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee name and approval number. If permission was not required, reasons should be stated
Study design	6	Indicate what type of study is presented (randomized controlled trial, cohort, cross-sectional, etc.) The individual guidelines for the type of study should be followed (e.g., CONSORT for randomized controlled trial, STROBE for cohort studies, etc.)
Setting	7	Describe whether this is a single or multicenter study, the type of practice (academic vs. community, tertiary vs. primary), and the providers (limited group or all providers on a service)
Timing	8	Describe periods of recruitment, time points at which outcomes assessed, and follow-up
Participants	9	Define study inclusion and exclusion criteria
Enhanced recovery protocol	10	Describe when the enhanced recovery protocol was implemented relative to the study period
	11	Provide a flow diagram or table through the continuum of care detailing the enhanced recovery protocol including the following elements:
		(a) Preadmission patient education regarding the protocol
		(b) Preadmission screening and optimization as indicated for nutritional deficiency, frailty, anemia, HbA1c, tobacco cessation, and ethanol use
		(c) Fasting and carbohydrate loading guidelines
		(d) Preemptive analgesia (dose, route, timing)
		(e) Anti-emetic prophylaxis (dose, route, timing)
		(f) Intraoperative fluid management strategy
		(g) Types, doses, and routes of anesthetics administered
		(h) Patient warming strategy
		(i) Management of postoperative fluids
		(j) Postoperative analgesia and anti-emetic plans
		(k) Plan for opioid minimization
		(l) Drain and line management
		(m) Early mobilization strategy
		(n) Postoperative diet and bowel regimen management
		(o) Criteria for discharge
		(p) Tracking of post-discharge outcomes
Enhanced recovery auditing	12	Describe the audit system for compliance with the enhanced recovery protocol and how compliance data are measured
Outcomes	13	(a) Explain the criteria for assessing primary and secondary outcomes
		(b) Distinguish among clinical, functional, administrative, and quality of life outcome measures
PROs	14	If patient questionnaires are used, provide references to validation of these study instruments
Results
Patient population	15	Use a flow diagram to explain the derivation of the study population
		(a) Provide a Table I with the key demographic and clinical features of the study population
		(b) Indicate number of participants with missing data for each variable of interest
Enhanced recovery compliance	16	Provide a Table II with average compliance for each enhanced recovery protocol element and present a comparison of the variation in enhanced recovery compliance among the study groups
Correlations	17	Perform logistic regression to correlate the change in primary outcome with the study intervention
Discussion
Context	18	Explain what the study adds to the body of knowledge regarding the study intervention within the context of enhanced recovery after surgery care
Limitations	19	Discuss the limitations of the study and how these might temper the findings
Other information
Funding	20	Document all sources of funding and potential conflicts of interest for the study authors

RECOvER Reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research, CONSORT Consolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials, STROBE STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology, PROs patient-reported outcomes