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Adult patients undergoing appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hollow viscus perforation repair, or surgery for intestinal obstruction were consecutively enrolled. Perioperative practices and postoperative complications were prospectively documented. Observed deviations from evidence-based care were mapped to ERAS principles and prioritised according to preventability, feasibility, and cost neutrality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 522 patients, 68.6% underwent emergency surgery and 45.6% developed at least one postoperative complication. The most frequent complications were surgical site infection (24.3%), postoperative ileus (19.7%), sepsis (16.0%), pneumonia (13.4%), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (9.8%). Common perioperative deviations included prolonged fasting, delayed oral intake and mobilisation, prolonged urinary catheterisation and nasogastric tube use, and incorrect timing of prophylactic antibiotics. Mapping these findings to ERAS principles identified a limited set of high-impact, cost-neutral interventions targeting the most common complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Selective implementation of prioritised, cost-neutral ERAS components offers a pragmatic strategy to reduce postoperative morbidity and improve surgical outcomes in resource-constrained hospitals without increasing healthcare expenditure. 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