Adherence to the acceleration of total postoperative recovery protocol and perioperative complications in cancer patients.

OBJECTIVE: To describe postoperative complications in patients undergoing oncological surgeries, and to analyze adherence to the recommendations of the project Acceleration of Total Postoperative Recovery (ACERTO) in these patients and the risk factors for death. METHOD: Retrospective longitudinal study. Sample of 229 patients in the immediate postoperative period admitted to the intensive care unit from July to December 2021. RESULTS: The frequency of complications was 68.5%. There was adherence to the recommendation of fluid resuscitation ≤ 30 mL/kg in 56.6% intraoperatively and greater adherence in the postoperative period (90.4%) and in the prescription of nausea and vomiting prophylaxis in the intraoperative (93%) and postoperative (100%) periods. An association was observed between adherence to recommendations and a reduction in complications. The independent risk factors for death were age (p = 0.031) and the score Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) (p = 0.004). CONCLUSION: A high frequency of complications was observed in the postoperative period and a mortality rate of 11.8%. Adherence to the protocol ACERTO was associated with a reduction in postoperative complications in cancer patients. Age and SOFA score were independent risk factors for death.