Table 2

Demographic and preoperative factors associated with failure of enhanced recovery protocol after major hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery

 Enhanced recovery protocol groupsp Value
Failure (n=25)Success (n=169)
Mean age (SD), years57 (11)59 (11)0.498
Males, n (%)19 (76)131 (78)0.866
American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Physical Status, n (%)
 I2 (8)25 (15)0.512
 II18 (72)121 (72)
 III/IV5 (20)23 (14)
Current smoker, n (%)9 (36)35 (21)0.088
Median adjusted cotinine, ng/mL (IQR)1.34 (0.60–265.82)1.07 (0.55–3.51)0.183
Type of surgery, n (%)
 Exploratory1 (4)5 (3)0.441
 Laparoscopic liver resection3 (12)28 (17)
 Minor open liver resection5 (20)62 (37)
 Major open liver±biliary reconstruction12 (48)52 (31)
 Whipple2 (8)15 (9)
 Other pancreatic surgery2 (8)7 (4)
Magnitude of surgery, n (%)
 Major4 (16)36 (21)0.541
 Ultramajor21 (84)133 (79)
Low albumin (<35 g/L), n (%)2 (4)12 (7)0.698
High bilirubin (µmol/L),* n (%)7 (28)27 (16)0.159
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L), n (%)
 Normal†14 (56)123 (73)0.214
 Low1 (4)3 (2)
 High10 (40)43 (25)
High ALT/GPT (IU/L), ‡ n (%)11 (44)23 (14)0.001
Haemoglobin (g/dL), n (%)
 Normal§14 (56)121 (72)0.211
 Low10 (40)46 (27)
 High1 (4)2 (1)
Platelets, n (%)
 Normal (150–384×109/L)14 (56)117 (69)0.294
 Low10 (40)50 (30)
 High1 (4)2 (1)
Prothrombin time, n (%)
 Normal (9.5–12 s)19 (76)144 (85)0.423
 Low0 (0)1 (1)
 High6 (24)24 (14)
Activated partial thromboplastin time, n (%)
 Normal (28.2–37.4 s)22 (88)153 (91)0.914
 Low2 (8)10 (6)
 High1 (4)6 (4)
High international normalised ratio, n (%)0 (0)2 (1)1.000
Urinary creatinine (µmol/L), n (%)
 Normal†20 (80)143 (85)0.815
 Low3 (12)17 (10)
 High2 (8)9 (5)
  • *High bilirubin defined as more than 19 µmol/L in men and more than 17 µmol/L in women.

  • †Age-specific and gender-specific range.

  • ‡High ALT/GPT defined as more than 67 IU/L in men and more than 55 IU/L in women.

  • §Normal range is 13.2–17.2 g/dL for men and 11.9–15.1 g/dL for women.

  • ALT/GPT, alanine transaminase/glutamic-pyruvic transaminase.