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. 2022 Mar 15;23:252. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05185-0

Table 3.

Perioperative factors and postoperative outcomes

Parameter Convention (n = 73) ERAS (n = 70) p value
LOS, median (range) 5(3–8) 4(3–11) 0.002
Cost, median (range) 64,941.72(48,066.31–94,072.60) 58,790.48(41,350.02–114,729.62) 0.376
Operative time (minutes), median (range) 135(55–400) 132.5(44–315) 0.739
Drainage at POD 1, median (range) 30(1–140) 20(2–120) 0.232
MacNab (n) 0.001
Excellent 41 59
Good 29 10
Fair 3 1
Poor 0 0
Major complications 13(17.8%) 3(4.3%) 0.010
Prolonged dysphagia 3(4.1%) 2(2.9%) 1.000
Hardware failure, n(rate) 9(12.3%) 1(1.4%) 0.026
Dyspnea, n(rate) 1(1.4%) 0
Minor complications 19(26.0%) 7(10.0%) 0.013
Dysphagia/dysphonia, n(rate) 15(20.5%) 6(8.6%) 0.043
Nausea and vomiting, n(rate) 4(5.5%) 1(1.4%) 0.367
Overall complications, n(rate) 32(43.8%) 10(14.3%) 0.000
90-day readmission (n) 0 0
90-day reoperation (n) 0 0

LOS length of Stay. POD postoperative day