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Table 2 postoperative protocols description

From: Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper

 

Patients

Number of patients

Postoperative

Nasogastric tube removal

Liquds per os

oral feeding

Mobilization

iv fluids

Urinary catheter

Drain removal

Burchart 2021

Major abdominal surgery

227

Quick removal

Early

Early feeding

Early

n/d

Early- when removal thoracic epidural

Output < 50 ml

Ceresoli 2023

Gastrointestinal surgery

589

When < 300 ml/d

POD 1

POD 2

Early

When oral intake adequate

When urine output > 0.5 ml/Kg/h

When perforated

Chndan 2021

Perforated peptic ulcer

42/43

When < 300 ml/d

n/d

n/d

POD 0

n/d

When urine output > 1 ml/Kg/h

Output < 100 ml

Gonenc 2013

Perforated peptic ulcer

26/21

Immediately postoperative

POD 1

POD 2

n/d

n/d

Immediately postoperative

n/d

Lohsiriwat 2014

Obtructive colorectal

20/40

POD 2

Early

Early

POD1

n/d

POD3

No routine use

Lohsiriwat 2019

Colorectal

46/14

n/d

n/d

Early feeding

POD1

n/d

n/d

No routine use

Masood 2021

Perforated duodenal ulcer

16/18

POD 0

POD 1

POD 1

POD 0

n/d

POD 0

n/d

Mohsina 2018

Perforated peptic ulcer

49/50

When < 300 ml/d

NPO till bowel sound

One day after first bowel sound

POD 0

n/d

When urine output > 1 ml/Kg/h

when < 100 ml/d

Moller 2011

Perforated peptic ulcer

117

n/d

n/d

n/d

Early

n/d

n/d

n/d

Nechai 2021

Cholecystitis

88/101

End of surgery

2 h after surgery

6 h after surgery

Early

Not indicated

Not indicated

No routine use; only for perforations

Pranavi 2022

Perforation peritonitis

49/61

When < 300 ml/d

NPO till first flatus

One day after first flatus

POD 0

n/d

When urine output > 1 ml/Kg/h

When < 100 ml/d

Pthrikar 2023

Perforated duodenal ulcer

19/22

When < 300 ml/d

POD 1

POD1

POD1

n/d

When urine output adequate

Output < 100 ml

Purushotham 2021

Trauma laparotomy

30/30

POD1

POD 2

POD 1

POD 1

n/d

POD 1

POD 1

Roulin 2014

Colorectal

28/63

Immediately postoperative

POD 0

POD 1

POD1

n/d

POD 1

No

Ruiz-Tovar 2021

Acute Appendicitis

850

n/d

POD 0

POD1

POD0

n/d

n/d

POD1

Saurabh 2020

Small bowel surgery

35/35

When < 300 ml/d

NPO till first flatus

NPO till first flatus

POD0

n/d

When urine output > 1 ml/Kg/h

Output < 100 ml

Shang 2018

Obtructive colorectal

318/318

Immediately postoperative

POD 0

POD 3

POD 1

n/d

Early

No routine use

Sharma 2021

Gastrointestinal surgery

50/50

End of surgery

POD 0

POD 1

POD 0

When oral intake adequate

POD 1

POD 2

Tengberg 2017

High-risk abdominal surgery

600/600

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

Wisely 2016

Major abdominal surgery

169/201

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

n/d

  1. n/d not described