Thirty-day postoperative outcomes
| Outcome | Group; no. (%) of patients* | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-SSIB/pre-ERAS | Post-SSIB/pre-ERAS | Post-SSIB/post-ERAS | ||
| Length of stay, d | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 5 (4, 8) | 3 (3, 7 ) | 3 (2, 5) | < 0.001 |
| Mean ± SD | 9.0 ± 9.4 | 6.4 ± 9.1 | 5.2 ± 5.2 | 0.01 |
| Death | 3 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (1.7) | 0.5 |
| Readmission | 9 (9.6) | 6 (6.3) | 16 (8.9) | 0.7 |
| Unplanned reoperation | 7 (7.4) | 10 (10.5) | 10 (5.6) | 0.3 |
| Wound infection | 16 (17.0) | 9 (9.5) | 9 (5.0) | 0.01 |
| Superficial surgical site infection | 8 (8.5) | 4 (4.2) | 1 (0.6) | 0.001 |
| Organ space surgical site infection | 8 (8.5) | 5 (5.3) | 8 (4.5) | 0.4 |
| Wound disruption | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) | 1.0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.1) | 5 (2.8) | 0.9 |
| Unplanned intubation | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.0) | 6 (3.4) | 0.5 |
| Urinary tract infection | 4 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0.02 |
| Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1.0 |
| Cardiac arrest | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) | 0.4 |
| Myocardial infarction | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.2) | 0.4 |
| Blood transfusion | 12 (12.8) | 9 (9.5) | 15 (8.4) | 0.5 |
| Sepsis | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (1.1) | 0.8 |
| Septic shock | 3 (3.2) | 3 (3.2) | 3 (1.7) | 0.6 |
ERAS = enhanced recovery after surgery; Q1 = quartile 1 (lowest); Q3 = quartile 3; SD = standard deviation; SSIB = surgical site infection bundle.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.