Primary outcome
Postoperative LOS in the intervention arm was significantly shorter than in the control group (practical postoperative LOS, median, 1.0 day for the full ERAS group versus 2.0 days for the limited ERAS group; P= .002; theoretical postoperative LOS, median, 0.0 day for the full ERAS group versus 1.0 day for the limited ERAS group; P = .024) (Table 3). Multivariate regression analysis identified absence of opioid consumption (B =8.96; 95% CI,1.23–65.19; P = .030) and preoperative carbohydrate loading (B = 5.99; 95% CI, 0.98–36.83;P = .010) as independent factors with respect to discharge on POD 1.
Of note, regarding the subgroup of myomectomy and hysterectomy procedures, practical LOS was significantly shorter in the full ERAS group, than in the limited ERAS group [myomectomy: 1.0 day (1.0–1.75) versus 2.0 days (1.0–3.0), respectively (P = .040); hysterectomy: 1.0 day (1.0–1.0) versus 2.0 days (1.0–2.0), respectively (P = .021)], but no difference was observed regarding theoretical LOS (Table S2).