Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2021 Feb;25(1):97-101. 10.14701/ahbps.2021.25.1.97.

Enhanced recovery after hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery: A single-center case control study

• Nasir F
• Hyder Z
• Kasraianfard A
• Sharifi A
• Khamneh AC
• Zarghami SY
• Jafarian A

• KMID: 2513182
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.2021.25.1.97

Abstract

Backgrounds/Aims
The aim of this study was to find the safety and effectiveness of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients who undergo hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeries and its association with the postoperative complications and survival rate of the patients.
Methods
This study was conducted on patients who underwent HPB surgeries in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Iran from 2018 to 2020. Patients who underwent surgery after from 2019 to February 2020 considered as the ERAS group (n=47) in which ERAS was implemented postoperatively including removing nasogastric tube and initiating surgical diet at 6 hours post operation, and removing intraabdominal drains and Foley catheter at postoperative day one. Other patients (n=43) were considered as the control group in which conventional postoperative care was implemented.
Results
Ninety patients with the mean age of 47.3±13.3 yrs/old (range= 17-76) including 39 females were enrolled into the study. There were no significant differences between the demographic and preoperative comorbidities between the two groups. Pain severity of the patients in the ERAS group was significantly lower than the control group (visual analogue scales of 3.4±0.77 vs. 4.47±0.88, p＜0.001). However, there were no significant differences between the other postoperative data between the two groups. One patient in each group died during hospitalization period due to myocardial infarction.
Conclusions
ERAS may be safe and effective in patients who undergo HPB surgery and may be associated with less severe postoperative pain.

Keyword

Enhanced recovery after surgery; Hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery; Postoperative pain

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