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. 2018 Feb 6;68(4):358–368. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2018.01.007

Table 5.

Multivariable analysis of complications development after colorectal surgery in all included patients (pre-ERAS and ERAS groups).

Correlation Lower end 95% CI Upper end 95% CI p-value
Patients with complications (all severity)
 ERAS −0.08 −0.15 −0.01 0.030
 Age 0.15 0.07 0.22 <0.001
 ASA 0.21 0.13 0.27 <0.001
 Laparoscopy −0.26 −0.32 −0.18 <0.001
 Female 0.09 0.01 0.16 0.020
 Epidural 0.08 0.01 0.15 0.035
 Duration 0.18 0.11 0.26 <0.001
 Intraoperative fluids 0.21 0.14 0.28 <0.001
 24 h fluids 0.25 0.18 0.32 <0.001
 24 h fluid balance 0.26 0.19 0.33 <0.001



Patients with complications (moderate or severe)
 ERAS −0.10 −0.17 −0.02 0.008
 Age 0.11 0.04 0.19 0.002
 ASA 0.17 0.10 0.25 <0.001
 Laparoscopy −0.23 −0.30 −0.15 <0.001
 Female 0.16 0.09 0.24 <0.001
 Epidural 0.08 0.01 0.16 0.021
 Duration 0.19 0.12 0.26 <0.001
 Intraoperative fluids 0.23 0.16 0.30 <0.001
 24 h fluids 0.22 0.15 0.30 <0.001
 24 h fluid balance 0.20 0.13 0.27 <0.001



Patients with complications (severe)
 ERAS −0.16 −0.23 −0.09 <0.001
 Age 0.09 0.01 0.16 0.017
 ASA 0.12 0.04 0.19 0.001
 Laparoscopy −0.15 −0.22 −0.07 <0.001
 Female 0.14 0.07 0.21 <0.001
 Epidural 0.04 −0.03 0.11 0.283
 Duration 0.18 0.11 0.25 <0.001
 Intraoperative fluids 0.16 0.08 0.23 <0.001
 24 h fluid balance 0.18 0.10 0.25 <0.001

ERAS, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification; CI, confidence interval; ERAS, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.