Table 3.
Experimental ''fast trans'' protocol items
| Preoperative | Brustia et al[8] | Xu et al[9] | Rao et al[7] | 
| 1 Outpatient counseling and information | √ | √ | √ | 
| 2 Preoperative carbohydrate loading | √ | √ | √ | 
| 3 Absence of preanesthetic medication (anxiolytic) | √ | ||
| Intraoperative | |||
| 4 Antimicrobial prophylaxis and skin preparation | √ | ||
| 5 Prevention of intraoperative hypothermia | √ | √ | |
| 6 Incision | √ | ||
| 7 Adapted IV filling | √ | √ | √ | 
| 8 Temporary portocaval anastomosis | √ | ||
| 9 No prophylactic nasogastric intubation | √ | √ | |
| 10 No prophylactic abdominal drainage | √ | √ | |
| 11 Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting | √ | ||
| 12 Antithrombotic prophylaxis and/oranti-aggregation | √ | √ | |
| 13 Early extubation (< 6 h after the endof lt) | √ | √ | √ | 
| Postoperative | |||
| 14 Early mobilization (POD1) | √ | √ | √ | 
| 15 Patient-controlled analgesia | √ | √ | |
| 16 Gastric probe removal POD1 | √ | √ | |
| 17 Clear liquid per OS POD1 | √ | √ | √ | 
| 18 Enteral feeding per OS POD1 | √ | √ | √ | 
| 19 Stop IV fluids POD1 | √ | √ | |
| 20 Per OS analgesia (POD2) | √ | √ | |
| 21 Abdominal drain removal POD2 | √ | ||
| 22 Urinary probe removal POD2 | √ | √ | √ | 
| 23 Stop IV analgesia POD3 | √ | √ | |
| 24 Independent mobilization POD3 | √ | √ | √ | 
| 25 Daily revision of discharge criteria | √ | √ | √ | 
| 26 Audit | √ | √ | √ | 
ICU: Intensive care unit; IV: Intravenous; LT: Liver transplantation; POD: Post-operative day; PONV: Post-operative nausea and vomiting.