Association between compliance with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols and postoperative outcome in patients with primary liver cancer undergoing hepatic resection

Jinhua Feng, Ka Li, Ruihua Xu, Huan Feng, Qiang Han, Hui Ye, Fuyu Li, Jinhua Feng, Ka Li, Ruihua Xu, Huan Feng, Qiang Han, Hui Ye, Fuyu Li

Abstract

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary, stress-minimizing approach that is associated with improved postoperative outcomes. However, whether the level of compliance with ERAS protocols impacts the postoperative outcome of patients with primary liver cancer undergoing liver resection is unknown. The study aimed to analyze the association between compliance with ERAS protocols and liver resection outcomes.

Methods: This prospective cohort study consecutively recruited patients with primary liver cancer who were scheduled for elective liver surgery between January 2019 and December 2020 at the Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Twenty individual ERAS items were assessed in all patients. The patients were divided into two groups according to their degree of compliance with the ERAS interventions: an ERAS-compliant (ERAS-C) group of individuals who complied with over 75% of the ERAS components and an ERAS-noncompliant (ERAS-N) group. The primary outcomes were ERAS compliance, occurrence of major complications within 30 days postoperatively, and length of postoperative hospital stay. The secondary outcomes were 30-day readmissions, reoperations and other rehabilitation indicators. The study was registered at www.chictr.org.cn (identity number ChiCTR2000040021).

Results: Overall, 436 patients were enrolled; their mean age was 54 years (interquartile range [IQR], 47-66). Of these patients, 206 were allocated to the ERAS-C group, and the other 230 patients comprised the ERAS-N group. The overall compliance rate was 70% (IQR, 65%-80%). The ERAS-C group had higher compliance rates [80.00% (IQR, 75.00-85.00%)] than the ERAS-N group [65.00% (IQR, 65.00-70.00%)], P < 0.001). The ERAS-C group had significantly fewer major complications (7.77% vs. 15.65%, OR, 0.449, 95% CI, 0.241-0.836, P = 0.012) and shorter postoperative hospital stays (5 days [IQR, 4-6] vs. 6 days [IQR, 5-7], P < 0.001) than the ERAS-N group. Subgroup analysis indicated that compliance rates greater than 80%, between 65 and 80%, and lower than 65% were associated with decreased major complication rates (6.25%, 8.48% and 22.83%, respectively) and shorter postoperative hospital stays. However, the rates of ICU stay, readmission, reoperation and mortality within 30 days after surgery were not different between groups (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that higher compliance with ERAS components is associated with a lower incidence of major postoperative complications and a shorter postoperative hospital stay.

Keywords: Compliance; Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); Hepatic resection; Liver cancer; Postoperative outcome.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declares that they have no competing interest.

© 2021. The Author(s).

Figures

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STROBE flow diagram of the included patients
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Length of postoperative hospital stay according to ERAS compliance. ERAS-C, enhanced recovery after surgery compliant; ERAS-N, enhanced recovery after surgery noncompliant
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Subgroup analysis of postoperative hospital stay according to ERAS compliance

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