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Table 2 Surgery characteristics

From: "RETRACTED ARTICLE:Successful implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol reduces nausea and vomiting after infratentorial craniotomy for tumour resection: a randomized controlled trial

Parameter

Control group

(n = 55)

ERAS group

(n = 50)

P value

Infratentorial approach

 CPA meningioma, n(%)

10 (18%)

9 (18%)

0.64

 Acoustic neuroma, n(%)

10 (18%)

12 (24%)

 Trigeminal neuroma, n(%)

4 (7%)

3 (6%)

 Glioma, n(%)

17 (31%)

15 (30%)

 Hemangioblastoma, n(%)

6 (11%)

5 (10%)

 CPA cholesteatoma, n(%)

8 (15%)

6 (12%)

Tumor size, cm

3.1 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 1.0

0.30

Mean duration of surgery, minutes

322.9 ± 125.5

308.2 ± 110.4

0.52

Blood loss > 300 ml, n(%)

15 (27%)

10 (20%)

0.49

Blood transfusion, n(%)

7 (13%)

5 (10%)

0.76

Use of colloid, n(%)

20 (36%)

19 (38%)

1.00

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number of patients (%). P value indicates the comparison between control group and ERAS group. CPA, cerebellopontine angle