"Enhanced recovery after surgery - ERAS in elective craniotomies-a non-randomized controlled trial"

Anirudh Elayat, Sritam S Jena, Sukdev Nayak, R N Sahu, Swagata Tripathy, Anirudh Elayat, Sritam S Jena, Sukdev Nayak, R N Sahu, Swagata Tripathy

Abstract

Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care bundle aimed at the early recovery of patients. Well accepted in gastric and pelvic surgeries, there is minimal evidence in neurosurgery and neurocritical care barring spinal surgeries. We wished to compare the length of intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) stay of patients undergoing elective craniotomy for supratentorial neurosurgery: ERAS protocol versus routine care. The secondary objective was to compare the postoperative pain scores, opioid use, glycemic control, and the duration of postoperative hospital stay between the two groups.

Methods: In this pragmatic non-randomized controlled trial (CTRI/2017/07/015451), consenting adult patients scheduled for elective supratentorial intracranial tumor excision were enrolled prospectively after institutional ethical clearance and consent. Elements-of-care in the ERAS group were- Preoperative -family education, complex-carbohydrate drink, flupiritine; Intraoperative - scalp blocks, limited opioids, rigorous fluid and temperature regulation; Postoperative- flupiritine, early mobilization, removal of catheters, and initiation of feeds. Apart from these, all perioperative protocols and management strategies were similar between groups. The two groups were compared with regards to the length of ICU stay, pain scores in ICU, opioid requirement, glycemic control, and hospital stay duration. The decision for discharge from ICU and hospital, data collection, and analysis was by independent assessors blind to the patient group.

Results: Seventy patients were enrolled. Baseline demographics - age, sex, tumor volume, and comorbidities were comparable between the groups. The proportion of patients staying in the ICU for less than 48 h after surgery, the cumulative insulin requirement, and the episodes of VAS scores > 4 in the first 48 h after surgery was significantly less in the ERAS group - 40.6% vs. 65.7%, 0.6 (±2.5) units vs. 3.6 (±8.1) units, and one vs. ten episodes (p = 0.04, 0.001, 0.004 respectively). The total hospital stay was similar in both groups.

Conclusion: The study demonstrated a significant reduction in the proportion of patients requiring ICU/ HDU stay > 48 h. Better pain and glycemic control in the postoperative period may have contributed to a decreased stay. More extensive randomized studies may be designed to confirm these results.

Trial registration: Clinical Trial Registry of India ( CTRI/2018/04/013247 ), registered retrospectively on April 2018.

Keywords: Complex carbohydrate; Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); Glycemic control; Neurosurgery and neurocritical care; Perioperative care bundle; Pre-emptive analgesia.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts / competing of interest.

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Summary of interventions in the two groups
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Summary of interventions in the two groups

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