Table 2.
Adherence to the enhanced recovery protocol’s items according to age grouping for the 225 patients under study, n (%)
| Age group | ||||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | P value | |
| (n = 112) | (n = 57) | (n = 56) | ||
| Laparoscopy (no conversion) | 110 (98.2) | 53 (93) | 53 (94.6) | NS |
| Carbohydrate rich drinka | 48 (42.9) | 26 (45.6) | 13 (23.2) | 0.022 |
| Respiratory training | 106 (94.6) | 54 (94.7) | 55 (98.2) | NS |
| Prophylactic antiemetics | 109 (97.3) | 52 (91.2) | 52 (92.9) | NS |
| Intra-operative warming | 108 (96.4) | 52 (91.2) | 55 (98.2) | NS |
| No nasogastric tube | 101 (90.2) | 53 (93) | 48 (85.7) | NS |
| TAP block | 62 (55.4) | 29 (50.9) | 37 (66.1) | NS |
| Oral liquids POD0 | 31 (27.7) | 14 (24.6) | 9 (16.1) | NS |
| Solid food POD1 | 46 (41.1) | 18 (31.6) | 16 (28.6) | NS |
| Early mobilization | 101 (90.2) | 51 (89.5) | 50 (89.3) | NS |
| Walking POD1a | 57 (50.9) | 23 (40.4) | 21 (37.5) | 0.032 |
| Early UC removala | 66 (58.9) | 40 (70.2) | 24 (42.9) | 0.013 |
| Stop iv fluids POD2a | 67 (59.8) | 36 (63.2) | 23 (41.1) | 0.032 |
| Opiates avoidancea | 56 (50) | 22 (38.6) | 38 (67.9) | 0.007 |
| GC, % | 70.3 (36-100) | 64.3 (21-100) | 64.3 (36-100) | NS |
| GC < 50% | 20 (17.9) | 10 (17.5) | 13 (23.2) | |
| GC 50%-75% | 51 (45.5) | 23 (40.4) | 29 (51.8) | |
| GC > 75% | 41 (36.6) | 24 (42.1) | 14 (25) | |
a
P < 0.05. TAP: Transversus abdominis plane; POD: Post-operative day; UC: Urinary catheter; GC: Global compliance.