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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jun 27;55(10):1996–2006. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.06.021

Table 2.

ERP element implementation frequency across 18 sites.

Site Preoperative Elements Intraoperative Elements Postoperative Elements
Patient Advocate
Liaison
Optimize Medical
Comorbidities
Avoid Prolonged
Fasting
Provider Education Administer Non-
Opioid Analgesia
Patient and Family
Education
Preoperative Total Standardized
Anesthetic Protocol
Hypothermia
Prevention
Thromboembolism
Prophylaxis
Pre-incision Antibiotic
Prophylaxis
Prevention of
Nausea/Vomiting
Avoiding Intra-
abdominal Drains
Minimally Invasive
Techniques
Intraoperative Total Goal Directed/Near-
Zero Fluid Therapy
Audit Protocol
Compliance
Early oral Nutrition Early Mobilization Opioid-Sparing Pain
Regimen
Avoiding Foley
Placement
Avoiding Nasogastric
Tubes
Ileus Prophylaxis Postoperative Total Total Element Utilization
1 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 0 2 (10%)
2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 4 (19%)
3 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 4 (19%)
4 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 4 (19%)
5 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 4 (19%)
6 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - 2 5 (24%)
7 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 0 5 (24%)
8 - - - - - - 0 - - - 4 - - - - - - 2 6 (29%)
9 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - - 1 6 (29%)
10 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - - 1 6 (29%)
11 - - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - - - 2 6 (29%)
12 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - 2 7 (33%)
13 - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - - 2 7 (33%)
14 - - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - 5 9 (43%)
15 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - 4 9 (43%)
16 - - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - 6 10 (48%)
17 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - 5 10 (48%)
18 - - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - 5 10 (48%)
Total Site Utilization 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%) 2 (11%) 8 (44%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%) 8 (44%) 9 (50%) 10 (56%) 16 (89%) 18 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%) 2 (11%) 4 (22%) 4 (22%) 7 (39%) 10 (56%) 13 (72%)