Early Compliance to Enhanced Recovery Protocol As a Predictor of Complications After Liver Surgery

Overview

Journal Updates Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2025 Mar 15

PMID 40087243

Authors

Cristina Ciulli

Alessandro Fogliati

Andrea Scacchi

Mauro Alessandro Scotti

Michele Aprigliano

Marco Braga

Fabrizio Romano

Mattia Garancini

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Abstract

Background: Enhanced Recovery Protocol (ERP) has the purpose of minimising postoperative hospitalisation and expediting the restoration of preoperative patient conditions. This study seeks to investigate the correlation between early non-compliance to postoperative items within ERP and complications in liver surgery.

Methods: From January 2019 to December 2022 the ERP was proposed to all consecutive patients undergoing liver surgery. Nasogastric tube removal, resuming oral intake and mobilisation and obtaining an adequate glycaemic control were the postoperative items considered as non-compliance indicators. Data were prospectively collected and analysed.

Results: 192 patients were included, comprising 99(51.6%) hepatocellular carcinoma, 58(30.2%) colorectal metastasis and 24(12.5%) benign/other pathology. A minimally invasive approach was adopted in 57.3% of cases. Postoperative morbidities occurred in 44.8% of patients, while major complications in 13% of patients. Cirrhosis (p < 0.001), minimally invasive approach (p < 0.004), early oral intake (p < 0.019) and early mobilisation (p < 0.019) significantly correlated to morbidity at multivariate analysis. The complication rate escalated from 26.9% in fully compliant patients, to 58% in patients with two non-compliance indicators and to 91.2% in fully non-compliant patients (p < 0.001). The same trend was confirmed for major complications (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Early non-compliance to ERP postoperative items in liver surgery was significantly associated with overall and major morbidity.

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