Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Enhanced recovery after liver surgery in cirrhotic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pooled result · Overall complicationsResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.43 95% CI 0.31–0.61Authors' conclusion
In cirrhotic patients, ERAS protocol for liver surgery is safe and decreases post-operative complications and LoS.
Study context
- Population
- Cirrhotic patients undergoing liver surgery5 articles
- Participants
- 646 patients
- Comparison
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) vs standard care
- ERASn = 327
- non-ERASn = 319reference
- Outcome
- Post-operative complications
Pooled result
Overall complications
Odds ratio
0.43
95% CI 0.31–0.61
P < 0.001
ERAS vs non-ERAS
OR 0.43 (95% CI 0.31–0.61); P < 0.001
As reported in the abstract
Further pooled results
| Outcome | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| LOSOn average 2 days shorter for ERAS | - 2.04 (- 3.19 to - 0.89) | P < 0.001 |
90-day mortality, reoperations, readmissions, liver failure
- No difference between groups
Original publication
Enhanced recovery after liver surgery in cirrhotic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 1 April 2024. doi:10.
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