Sociodemographic and clinical features
| Variable | ERAS group | Control group | P value |
| Patients, n (%) | |||
| Patients (n) | 70 | 70 | |
| Age (years) | 0.612 | ||
| <50 | 33 (47.1) | 36 (51.4) | |
| 50–65 | 37 (52.9) | 34 (48.6) | |
| Sex (male/female) | 22/48 | 26/44 | 0.476 |
| BMI | 0.617 | ||
| <18.5 | 3 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) | |
| 18.5–23.9 | 47 (67.1) | 52 (74.3) | |
| >24 | 20 (28.6) | 15 (21.4) | |
| Education | 0.164 | ||
| No education | 4 (5.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Primary school | 8 (11.4) | 5 (7.1) | |
| Secondary school/high school | 34 (48.6) | 39 (55.7) | |
| College/more than college | 24 (34.3) | 26 (37.1) | |
| Occupation | 0.352 | ||
| Employed | 29 (41.4) | 31 (44.3) | |
| Home maker | 18 (25.7) | 14 (20.0) | |
| Unemployed | 12 (17.1) | 19 (27.1) | |
| Student | 3 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) | |
| Retired | 8 (11.4) | 3 (4.3) | |
| Marital status | >0.999 | ||
| Unmarried (single/divorced) | 5 (7.1) | 5 (7.1) | |
| Married | 65 (92.9) | 65 (92.9) | |
| ASA grade | 0.410 | ||
| Grade I | 13 (18.6) | 17 (24.3) | |
| Grade II | 57 (81.4) | 53 (75.7) | |
| Intracranial lesions | 0.779 | ||
| Meningioma | 38 (54.3) | 30 (42.9) | |
| Vestibular schwannoma | 7 (10.0) | 9 (12.9) | |
| CPA epidermoid cyst | 6 (8.6) | 8 (11.4) | |
| Glioma | 13 (18.6) | 18 (25.7) | |
| Trigeminal neuralgia | 3 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) | |
| Cavernous malformation | 3 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) | |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; CPA, cerebellopontine angle; ERAS, enhanced recovery after surgery.