Impact of enhanced recovery program implementation on postoperative outcomes after liver surgery: a monocentric retrospective study

It is still unclear whether enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) reduce postoperative morbidity after liver surgery. This study investigated the effect on liver surgery outcomes of labeling as a reference center for ERP. Perioperative data from 75 consecutive patients who underwent hepatectomy in our institution after implementation and labeling of our ERP were retrospectively compared to 75 patients managed before ERP. Length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, and adherence to protocol were examined. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and intraoperative data were similar in the two groups. Our ERP resulted in shorter length of stay (3 days [1–6] vs. 4 days [2–7.5], p = 0.03) and fewer postoperative complications (24