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Table 3 Adherence rates to the selected perioperative care elements

From: Quality improvement strategies for organizational change: a multiphase observational study to increase insight into nonparticipating organizations

 

Pre-awareness

(n = 150)

Post-awareness

(n = 150)

p valuea

Preoperative items, n (%)

 

Counseling and education

0 (0)

0 (0)

 
 

No bowel lavage

150 (100)

140 (94.6)

0.003b

 

Oral carbohydrate loading (if indicated)

32 (21.3)

35 (23.3)

0.782

Intraoperative items, n (%)

 

Epidural analgesia

121 (80.7)

126 (84.0)

0.451

 

Routine anti-emetics

90 (61.6)

112 (74.7)

0.016

 

No use of drains

104 (69.3)

122 (81.9)

0.011

 

Nasogastric tube removal

105 (70.0)

112 (75.7)

0.272

Postoperative items, n (%)

 

Avoidance of ileus

   
  

Oral laxatives at day 1

33 (22.0)

42 (28.0)

0.232

 

Early oral intake

   
  

Oral fluids intake day 0

37 (24.7)

63 (42.6)

0.001

  

Solid food intake ≤ day 1

83 (55.3)

115 (77.7)

< 0.001

 

Early mobilization

   
  

On chair (minimum 3 times) ≤ day 1

21 (14.1)

41 (27.3)

0.005

 

Early removal of catheters

   
  

CAD removal ≤ day 2

51 (34.2)

47 (31.5)

0.623

  1. Values are valid percentages (excluding missing values). a Chi-square test. b Fisher’s exact test. CAD = urinary catheter, n = number of patients