Table 3: Postoperative outcomes.

Standard care
(n = 26)

ERP
(n = 26)

P value

Postoperative complications
(Grade I Clavien-Dindo classification)

1

1

Hospital stay in days, median (IQR)

4 (3-4)

3 (3-4)

0.63

Able to work after 1 month

5

4

0.82

Able to work after 3 months

14

18

0.11

Perception of recovery score (0-100)

After 1 month (mean ± SD)

64 ±19

71 ± 21

0.11

After 3 months (mean ± SD)

84 ±18

89 ±14

0.28

POD = Postoperative day; IQR = Inter quartile range; SD = Standard deviation