ObjectiveTo investigate the completion of early ambulation in patients with gastric cancer under the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) management mode in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and analyze the influencing factors. MethodsFrom November 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, the patients with gastric cancer who met the inclusion criteria of this study in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University were selected as the survey objects. At 48 h after the operation, the patients were enquired at the bedside and the electronic medical records were accessed to collect the general information, diseases information, etc. of the patients. The postoperative data were also investigated, and the time of early ambulation was investigated, and the influencing factors were analyzed by logistic regression. ResultsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of this study and the sample size requirements, 140 eligible patients with gastric cancer were investigated, 34 of whom got out of bed early, and the rate of early ambulation was 24.3%. The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that indwelling urinary catheter within 48 h after operation [OR=10.031, 95%CI（1.037, 97.061）, P=0.046] and American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade Ⅲ [OR=4.209, 95%CI（1.792, 9.886）, P=0.001] decreased the probability of early ambulation after operation in patients with gastric cancer. ConclusionsFrom the results of this survey, the completion rate of early ambulation in patients with gastric cancer under ERAS mode is lower, which may be improved by reducing the placement of the urinary catheter or shortening the indwelling time of the urinary catheter. For patients with ASA grade Ⅲ having functional decline before surgery, doctor or nurse needs to evaluate their mobility after surgery and help them to finish early ambulation or exercise on hospital bed within their tolerances.
Objective To investigate the safety and feasibility of day surgery for patients with palmar hyperhidrosis based on the principles of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy (ETS) in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from March 2020 to December 2021. Patients were divided into a day surgery group and a conventional group according to their perioperative management methods. The patients in the day surgery group underwent an optimized perioperative procedure under the guidance of ERAS, and were ventilated with a laryngeal or face mask during the operation. The patients in the conventional group completed the preoperative examination, operation and postoperative observation according to the conventional procedures, and were intubated with a single-lumen endotracheal tube. The demographic characteristics, operation time, hospital stay, postoperative complications, and hospitalization cost were compared between the two groups. Results Finally 172 patients were collected, including 90 males and 82 females, with an average age of 25.97±7.43 years. There were 86 patients in each group. All patients ceased suffering from palmar sweating after surgery. No patient experienced massive bleeding or conversion to thoracotomy. There was no statistical difference in operation time between the two groups (P=0.534). Patients in the day surgery group were discharged within 24 hours. The average hospital stay in the conventional group was 2.09±0.41 days. Incidence of postoperative respiratory complications, and the hospitalization cost of the day surgery group were significantly lower than those of the conventional group (P＜0.001). The satisfaction rate in both groups was greater than 95%. Conclusion Day surgery for patients with palmar hyperhidrosis based on the principles of ERAS is safe and feasible, which can reduce postoperative complications, shorten the length of hospital stay and save the cost of hospitalization.
Objective
To summarize contents of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and understand it’s status and prospect in application of patients with hepatolithiasis.
Methods
The descriptions of ERAS in recent years and applications in hepatolithiasis were reviewed.
Results
The ERAS programme mainly included the preoperative managements, such as the education, nutrition management, and gastrointestinal tract management; the intraoperative managements, such as the minimally invasive surgery, reasonable choice of anesthesia, infusion volume management, and maintenance of body temperature, analgesia, and preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting medication selection; the postoperative early feeding, early exercise, early extubation, multimodal analgesia, T tube management, reasonable discharge standard and follow-up management. Although the ERAS was rarely reported in patients with hepatolithiasis, it had some advantages of promoting recovery and improving patient satisfaction, and it was still effective and safe.
Conclusions
Application of ERAS concept in patients with hepatolithiasis has achieved precision management and individualized treatment during perioperative period. It could achieve a good short-term therapeutic effect and optimize medical management model. However, there are still some problems at the present stage in implementation and promotion of patients with hepatolithiasis, such as lacks of criteria and specifications, evidence-based medicine. It is needed to further strengthen communication and collaboration among multiple disciplinary teams so as to further improve ERAS programme and popularize it.
Objective To explore the perioperative safety of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in Day Care Unit and the risk factors for delayed discharge under centralized management model. MethodsThe patients with VATS managed by the Day Care Unit of the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School in 2021 were retrospectively collected. The patients’ postoperative data and risk factors for delayed discharge were analyzed. ResultsA total of 383 patients were enrolled, including 179 males and 204 females with an average age of 46.09±14.82 years. Eleven (2.87%) patients developed grade 3-4 postoperative complications during the hospitalization. Eighteen (4.70%) patients visited unscheduled outpatient clinic within 7 days, and 6 (1.57%) patients were re-hospitalized within 30 days after discharge. The remaining patients had no significant adverse events during the 30-day follow-up. The average length of hospital stay was 2.27±0.35 d. The length of hospital stay was over 48 h in 48 (12.53%) patients. The independent risk factor for delayed discharge was lobectomy or combined resection (OR=3.015, 95%CI 1.174-7.745, P=0.022). ConclusionVATS can be safely conducted under the centralized management in Day Care Unit. The risk factor for delayed discharge is the extent of surgical resection.
Objective To explore the feasibility and safety of tension-free vaginal tape-obturator for female stress urinary incontinence under the daytime surgical mode based on the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery. Methods The clinical data of female patients with stress urinary incontinence at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between June 2019 and June 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the perioperative management mode of patients, they were divided into daytime surgery group and routine surgery group. The basic, intraoperative, and postoperative conditions of two groups of patients were compared. Results Finally, 183 patients were included, including 91 in the routine surgery group and 92 in the daytime surgery group. All patients successfully completed the surgery. There was no statistically significant difference in age, preoperative comorbidities, surgeon in chief, or operation duration between the two groups of patients (P>0.05). The preoperative waiting time after hospitalization [(0.00±0.00) vs. (2.42±0.58) d], hospitalization expenses [(13815.10±2906.01) vs. (18095.21±3586.67) yuan], total surgical expenses [(3961.36±707.35) vs. (4440.19±1016.31) yuan], anesthesia expenses [(718.53±61.06) vs. (755.30±74.65) yuan], western medicine expenses [(818.07±259.30) vs. (1282.14±460.75) yuan], total hospitalization duration [(1.11±0.31) vs. (5.77±1.30) d], and postoperative hospitalization duration [(1.11±0.31) vs. (3.35±1.42) d] in the daytime surgery group were lower than those in the routine surgery group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in postoperative complications (respiratory complications, fever, nausea and vomiting, vaginal bleeding, urinary retention, peritonitis), satisfaction, postoperative pain or self perception of symptom improvement (P>0.05). Conclusion The daytime surgery for female stress urinary incontinence based on the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery is safe and feasible, which can shorten hospitalization duration and reduce hospitalization costs.
ObjectiveTo analyze risk factors for chronic cough after minimally invasive resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and explore the possible prevention measures.MethodsA total of 128 NSCLC patients who received minimally invasive resection in 2018 in our hospital were enrolled, including 63 males and 65 females with an average age of 60.82±9.89 years. The patients were allocated into two groups: a robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) group (56 patients) and a video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) group (72 patients). Chronic cough was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS), meanwhile, other perioperative indicators were compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for postoperative chronic cough and explore the prevention strategies.ResultsOverall, 61 (47.7%) patients were diagnosed with chronic cough after surgery, including 25 (44.6%) patients in the RATS group and 36 (50.0%) patients in the VATS group, and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Compared with the VATS group, the RATS group got shorter endotracheal intubation time (P=0.009) and less blood loss (P<0.001). The univariate analysis showed that age (P=0.014), range of surgery (P=0.021), number of dissected lymph nodes (P=0.015), preoperative cough (P=0.006), endotracheal intubation time (P=0.004) were the influencing factors for postoperative chronic cough. The multivariate analysis showed that age <57 years (OR=3.006, 95%CI 1.294-6.986, P=0.011), preoperative cough (OR=3.944, 95%CI 4.548-10.048, P=0.004), endotracheal intubation time ≥172 min (OR=2.316, 95%CI 1.027-5.219, P=0.043), lobectomy (OR=2.651, 95%CI 1.052-6.681, P=0.039) were the independent risk factors for chronic cough.ConclusionThere is no statistical difference in postoperative chronic cough between the RATS and VATS groups. The RATS group gets less blood loss and shorter endotracheal intubation time. Patients with younger age (<57 years), preoperative cough, lobectomy, and longer duration of endotracheal intubation (≥172 min) are more likely to have chronic cough after surgery.
ObjectiveTo review the effect and safety of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in liver transplant recipients.MethodsA comprehensive literature search of Pubmed, Embase, CNKI, etc. was performed using keywords “ERAS” or “fast track” and “liver transplantation” (cut-off date June 3, 2020). The relevant literatures on researches of ERAS in liver transplant recipients at home and abroad in recent years were summarized.ResultsERAS effectively could promote the functional recovery of postoperative food intake and physical activities through systemic perioperative measures different from conventional management among the liver transplant recipients. In addition, loads of studies had revealed that ERAS was safe for liver transplant recipients with positive effects in different dimensions such as controlling complications, shortening hospital stays, and reducing medical expenses, etc.ConclusionERAS can effectively promote functional recovery of liver transplant recipients without increasing risk.
Objective
To investigate the status quo and influencing factors of depression and anxiety in postoperative patients with thoracic neoplasms.
Methods
The general information questionnaire and Huaxi emotional-distress index scale (HEI) were adopted to survey 70 patients after surgery of thoracic neoplasms at the thoracic nursing outpatients from September to November 2016. There were 43 males and 27 females with age of 18-78 (56.20±11.34) years.
Results
The prevalence rate of depression and anxiety among postoperative patients with thoracic neoplasms was 50.0%, and moderate to severe negative emotions predominated. There was significant difference in educational levels, postoperative hospitalization and postoperative complications (P<0.05), while no significant difference in age, gender, disease types, complicated diseases, surgical procedures, pathological stages and hospitalization expenditures between patients with unhealthy emotions and normal emotions (P>0.05).
Conclusion
There is a high prevalence rate of negative emotion among postoperative patients with thoracic neoplasms. Educational levels, postoperative hospitalization and postoperative complications are important factors for negative emotion.
Objective To report our experience with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in patients undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to determine perioperative predictors for ERAS failure. Methods Between May 2018 and January 2019, 80 patients undergoing TAVI in our hospital were recruited. Among them, 40 patients (24 males, 16 females, aged 73.0±5.0 years) successfully received ERAS, defined as successful extubation in operating room (an ERAS group) and the other 40 patients (28 males, 12 females, aged 73.0±7.0 years, a non-ERAS group) failed to perform ERAS. Results Compared with the non-ERAS group, patients in the ERAS group were associated with a significantly lower incidence of postoperative complications (30.0% vs. 52.5%, P=0.04), shorter postoperative ICU stay (2.2±0.4 d vs. 4.0±4.8 d, P=0.00) and hospital stay (7.0±2.3 d vs. 9.5±4.8 d, P=0.00), and less medical cost (311±20 thousand yuan vs. 347±80 thousand yuan, P=0.00). Independent predictors of ERAS failure were poor preoperative heart function and elevated B-type natriuretic peptides. Conclusion ERAS protocol is feasible and effective in patients undergoing TAVI. Poor preoperative heart function is an independent predictor of failure in early extubation which, in turn, is associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stay and dramatic worsening of patient outcomes.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of standardized multimodal analgesia (SMA) on opioid consumption after major upper abdominal surgery under enhanced recovery after surgery pathway. MethodsPatients who underwent major upper abdominal surgery in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University between August and November 2020 were included prospectively. The patients were divided into two groups: SMA group (n=175) and control group (n=632). The SMA was defined as preoperative and postoperative use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, combined with regional anesthesia, local anesthetic wound infiltration or intrathecal opioid. The postoperative opioid consumption in oral morphine equivalents, the pain scores on movement and at rest, the postoperative rehabilitation were recorded and compared between the two groups. ResultsPatients in the SMA group had a lower opioid consumption during the first 72 h compared to patients in the control group (median: 51 mg vs. 85 mg, P<0.001). The pain scores on movement and at rest at 24, 48, 72 h after surgery in the SMA group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Time to first flatus, time to first ambulation, postoperative hospital stay in the SMA group were significantly shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the quality of life scores at 5 d after surgery increased significantly (P<0.05). The satisfaction with analgesia and the incidence of adverse effects on day 5 after surgery had no statistical significances between the two groups (P>0.05). After controlling for confounding factors, multiple linear regression analysis showed that SMA was associated with less opioid consumption on hour 72 after surgery (P<0.001). ConclusionSMA can reduce postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing major upper abdominal surgery.
