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. 2020 Feb 27;35(3):1058–1066. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07470-2

Table 4.

Adherence to the enhanced recovery protocol

Protocol component N (%) of patients or mean (SD)
Preoperative drink 99 (99%)
No premedication 95 (95%)
Dexamethasone 10 mg iv during anaesthesia induction 91 (91%)
Ketorolac 30 mg, ketamine 2.5–5 mg and oxycodone 3–4 mg iv at the end of surgery 84 (84%)
Port sites infiltrated with ropivacaine 7.5 mg/ml 100 (100%)
Urine catheter removed in PACU at the latest 72 (72%)
Mobilization in the PACU: sitting and/or walking 66 (66%)
Recovery time in the PACUa 243 min (73)

PACU postanaesthesia care unit

aTime from the arrival to the PACU until the discharge criteria were met