Table 2.
Surgery characteristics
| Parameter | Control group (n = 55) |
ERAS group (n = 50) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infratentorial approach | |||
| CPA meningioma, n(%) | 10 (18%) | 9 (18%) | 0.64 |
| Acoustic neuroma, n(%) | 10 (18%) | 12 (24%) | |
| Trigeminal neuroma, n(%) | 4 (7%) | 3 (6%) | |
| Glioma, n(%) | 17 (31%) | 15 (30%) | |
| Hemangioblastoma, n(%) | 6 (11%) | 5 (10%) | |
| CPA cholesteatoma, n(%) | 8 (15%) | 6 (12%) | |
| Tumor size, cm | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 0.30 |
| Mean duration of surgery, minutes | 322.9 ± 125.5 | 308.2 ± 110.4 | 0.52 |
| Blood loss > 300 ml, n(%) | 15 (27%) | 10 (20%) | 0.49 |
| Blood transfusion, n(%) | 7 (13%) | 5 (10%) | 0.76 |
| Use of colloid, n(%) | 20 (36%) | 19 (38%) | 1.00 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number of patients (%). P value indicates the comparison between control group and ERAS group. CPA, cerebellopontine angle