Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
Title | Year of publication | Journal | Country | Surgical specialty | Sample size | Type of research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enhanced recovery protocols versus traditional methods after resection and reanastomosis in gastrointestinal surgery in pediatric patients (Hsieh and Shannon 2005) | 2018 | Annals of Pediatric Surgery | Egypt | Gastrointestinal surgery | 60 | Prospective cohort |
The successful implementation of a modified Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program for bariatric surgery in a South African teaching hospital (Fathy et al. 2023) | 2018 | Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques | South Africa | Bariatric surgery | 62 | Prospective cohort |
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for endometrial carcinoma: a non-randomized controlled trial (Sarhan et al. 2023) | 2019 | BMJ | Egypt | Endometrial carcinoma | 58 | Non-randomized clinical trial |
Quality of recovery after total hip and knee arthroplasty in South Africa: a national prospective observational cohort study (Ammar et al. 2023) | 2020 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | South Africa | Total hip and knee arthroplasty | 186 | Prospective cohort |
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in gynecological operations: a randomized controlled trial (Elgamal et al. 2023) | 2020 | Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology | Egypt | Gynecological operations | 216 | RCT |
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery as a protocol versus routine care on women undergoing hysterectomy (Elsabbagh et al. 2023) | 2020 | Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | Egypt | Abdominal hysterectomy | 140 | RCT |
Improvement of outcome by implementation of enhanced recovery pathway in gynecologic/oncologic surgery (Abdelrazik and Sanad 2023) | 2021 | EJHM- | Egypt | Gynecological oncologic surgeries | 54 | Prospective cohort |
Colorectal surgical outcomes following implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program in Cape Town (Loots et al. 2023) | 2021 | South African Journal of Surgery | South Africa | Colorectal | 457 | Prospective cohort |
The efficacy of enhanced recovery protocol from anesthesia in diabetic patients undergoing radical cystectomy (Oodit et al. 2021) | 2021 | Alexandria Journal of Medicine | Egypt | Radical cystectomy | 54 | Prospective cohort |
A randomized controlled trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery versus standard of care recovery for emergency cesarean deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda (Beukes et al. 2022) | 2022 | Anesthesia & Analgesia | Uganda | Emergency cesarean deliveries | 160 | RCT |
Comparing outcomes between Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and traditional protocols in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study (Plenge et al. 2023) | 2022 | South African Orthopaedic Journal | South Africa | Total knee arthroplasty | 119 | Retrospective cohort |
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway in kidney transplantation: the road less traveled (Baluku et al. 2023) | 2022 | Transplantation Direct | Egypt | Kidney transplantation | 20 | Retrospective cohort |
Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol on postoperative outcomes of women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy (Ferghali et al. 2023) | 2023 | SAGE Open Nursing | Egypt | Abdominal hysterectomy | 118 | Quasi-experimental design |
Enhanced recovery after spinal surgery protocol versus conventional care in non-insulin diabetic patients: a prospective randomized trial (Ahmed et al. 2023) | 2023 | Egypt | Spinal surgery | 72 | RCT | |
Effect of enhanced recovery nursing program on recovery process of women after hysterectomy operation in Suez Canal University Hospital and General Hospital at Ismailia City (Mohamed Ibrahim et al. 2023) | 2023 | IJNRHN | Egypt | Abdominal hysterectomy | 132 | Quasi-experimental study |