Table 3 Recovery milestones and hospital stay.

From: Efficacy of nursing interventions based on the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Outcome

ERAS Group (n = 174)

Standard Care Group (n = 171)

P-value

Time to First Ambulation (hours)

18.3 ± 5.1

28.6 ± 7.4

< 0.001

Time to Independent Walking (days)

2.9 ± 0.8

4.5 ± 1.3

< 0.001

Length of Hospital Stay (days)

3.8 ± 1.2

5.3 ± 1.7

< 0.001

Time to Resume Daily Activities (days)

7.2 ± 1.6

10.1 ± 2.4

< 0.001

Time to Work Resumption (days)

14.7 ± 3.5

19.2 ± 4.8

< 0.001

Readmission Rate (30 days, n [%])

5 (2.9%)

12 (7.0%)

0.048

Days to Pain-Free Mobility (days)

6.3 ± 2.1

9.4 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Time to Discontinuation of Analgesics (days)

8.9 ± 2.4

12.7 ± 3.6

< 0.001

Rate of Early Discharge (< 4 days, n [%])

115 (66.1%)

68 (39.8%)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: ERAS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.