Table 9.

Quantitative analysis of the investments required according to ERAS professionals

Items.	Additional investments required (average).
Additional staff.	78% favourable. On average, 2.8 more nurses, 2.8 more physical therapists, 1.9 more social health operators, 1 case manager, 1 internist, 1 nutritionist, and 1 dedicated physiatrist were requested.
Training.	Specific courses for every professional involved. 1-h training to the patients and their informal caregivers by a nurse and a physical-therapists when in operation (88.9%).
Communications/meetings.	Permanent periodic audit (100%).
Spaces and furnishings.	More space (62.9%), average 43 m2. New furniture: a dedicated gym (18.5%), more PCs, desks and chairs (14.8%), electric beds (14.8%), showers (3.7%).
Machinery and equipment.	Additional Continuous Passive Motion machines (18.5%); intraoperative traction beds, ultrasounds, Patient-Controlled Analgesic (PCA) pumps, telemedicine (3.7%).
Management tools and software.	33.3% professionals favourable (inter-operational patient/ward registers, communication between hospital, general practitioner and rehabilitation facilities).