The population of the study consisted of 700 patients over the age of 18 who underwent bariatric surgery in the Obesity Surgery Clinic of a private hospital in 2022. The sample of the study included 128 patients who were willing to undergo bariatric surgery between April 15-July 31, 2022, were in compliance with the research criteria and were voluntarily over the age of 18, 64 in the control and 64 in the experimental group. 128 patients in the sample were assigned to 2 groups using a computer program that generates random numbers. For the purpose of the research, groups were coded as groups A and B, and two different surgical preparations and surgical procedures were applied to the patients in the group. The effects of two different surgical method preparations and the surgical process on the patient's recovery were compared. In the study, the data were collected with the personal introduction form introducing the characteristics of the patients, the Rhodes Nausea-Vomiting and Regurgitation Index (WPI), the Mcgill Pain Scale and the Postoperative Evaluation Form created within the scope of the ERAS Accelerated Care Protocol. Permission was obtained for the scales, and the content validity calculation of the Postoperative Evaluation Form was made in line with the evaluations of the field experts consisting of physicians and nurses experienced in the ERAS Rapid Care Protocol. The data were analyzed in SPSS Package Program. While calculating frequency, percentage and standard deviation in the evaluation of the data, comparisons between groups were made with the independent sample t-test, and p≤ 0.05 was taken as the significance value of the findings.
This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of care based on the Accelerated Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol and the traditional method in bariatric surgery and demonstrate the difference the two methods based on evidence.