ObjectiveTo explore the correlation between readiness for hospital discharge and short-term quality of life among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients following enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) mode.MethodsSurveys of 127 CRC patients following ERAS mode were conducted in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University. The Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale and EORTC QLQ-C30 Scale were issued at the discharge and 1 month after the operation, respectively.ResultsThe total score of RHDS was 149.43±33.25. The score of global quality of life was 66.80±18.84. Correlation analysis showed that the total score of RHDS was positively correlated with the score of global quality of life (r=0.220, P=0.013), and negatively correlated with the scores of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, loss of appetite (r=–0.304, P=0.001; r=–0.189, P=0.033; r=–0.257, P=0.004; r=–0.254, P=0.004). The score of personal status dimension were positively correlated with the score of global quality of life and emotional function (r=0.213, P=0.016; r=0.197, P=0.027), and negatively correlated with scores of fatigue, pain and insomnia (r=–0.311, P=0.000; r=–0.264, P=0.003; r=–0.257, P=0.004). The score of knowledge dimension was negatively correlated with nausea and vomiting, pain and loss of appetite (r=–0.212, P=0.017; r=–0.182, P=0.040; r=–0.239, P=0.007). The score of coping ability dimension was positively correlated with the score of global quality of life and physical function (r=0.204, P=0.021; r=0.204, P=0.021), while negatively correlated with scores of fatigue, pain, insomnia and loss of appetite (r=–0.349, P=0.000; r=–0.240, P=0.007; r=–0.202, P=0.022; r=–0.201, P=0.024). The score of expected support was positively correlated with the score of global quality of life (r=0.220, P=0.013), and negatively correlated with scores of fatigue and loss of appetite (r=–0.249, P=0.005; r=–0.227, P=0.010).ConclusionsThe short term quality of life among CRC patients following ERAS keeps at upper middle level, and positively correlated with the readiness for hospital discharge. It is suggested that discharge preparation service is of great significance to improve the quality of life of patients.
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has been carried out in many surgical fields such as orthopedics, galactophore, cardiothoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and obstetrics due to its standardized perioperative management process to reduce surgical stress and reduce surgical complications. After more than a decade of development, ERAS has achieved initial results. However, in China, the development of ERAS in orthopedic is still in its infancy. Most of the researches focus on the multidisciplinary management path of perioperative period. How to break through the existing bottlenecks is the key to accelerate the further development of rehabilitation. Therefore, this paper introduces the origin and development of ERAS, analyzes the challenges and opportunities of orthopedic ERAS in clinical advancement, proposes the important measures to promote the accelerated development of orthopedics, and provides new ideas for promoting the in-depth development of orthopedics accelerated rehabilitation.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk factors for postoperative indwelling catheter following enhanced recovery after primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) under general anesthesia.MethodsPatients who underwent primary unilateral TKA under general anesthesia between January 2017 and August 2018 were enrolled in the study. Among them, 205 patients who met the selection criteria were included in the study, and the clinical data were collected, including gender, age, body mass index, preoperative range of motion, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, disease type, comorbidity, hemoglobin, hematocrit, blood volume, length of operation and operation time, whether to keep drainage after surgery, intraoperative blood loss, total blood loss, and preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative fluid infusions, and total fluid infusion on the day of surgery, urine volume on the day of surgery. Univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to screen the risk factors for postoperative indwelling catheter. Length of stay and incidences of complications (intermuscular vein thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, incision swelling and exudation, electrolyte disorder, nausea and vomiting, and urinary tract infection) were compared between the patients with or without indwelling catheter.ResultsIndwelling catheter occurred in 41 (20%) of 205 patients. Single factor analysis showed that the influence factors were age, gender, keeping drainage after surgery, total fluid infusion and urine volume on the day of surgery (P<0.05). The multiple factors analysis showed that the males and more urine volume on the day of surgery were the significant risk factors for indwelling catheter after primary TKA (P<0.05). In addition, postoperative length of stay was shorter and the incidence of urinary tract infection was lower in non-indwelling catheter group than in indwelling catheter group, showing significant differences (P<0.05).ConclusionThe male patients with more urine on the day of surgery have higher risk for indwelling catheter after primary unilateral TKA under general anesthesia with an enhanced recovery program.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) combined with preoperative oral nutrition supplement (EnsourceTM) in patients with rectal cancer and its effect on postoperative stress response.MethodsFrom January 2018 to August 2018, 80 patients with laparoscopic assisted radical resection of rectal cancer in our hospital were divided into two groups according to different perioperative management. Forty patients who had used enhanced recovery after surgery combine preoperative application of tumor total nutrition formula enteral nutrition solution were as observation group, while other 40 patients who only had used enhanced recovery after surgery in perioperative as control group. We observed the stress response (mean systolic blood pressure, mean diastolic blood pressure, mean heart rate, mean blood oxygen saturation, pain score and fasting blood glucose) at 24 hours after surgery and the time of the first anal exhaust, complication rate, hospitalization time, and hospitalization cost after surgery in both groups. We also compared the early postoperative (on the second day after operation) nutritional status of the two groups like the levels of serum total protein, albumin and proalbumin.ResultsThe mean systolic blood pressure, mean diastolic blood pressure, mean heart rate, mean blood oxygen saturation, pain score and fasting blood glucose of the observation group at 24 hours after surgery were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05), while the total serum protein, albumin and prealbumin concentrations of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group on the second day after surgery (P<0.05). Postoperative hospitalization time and hospitalization cost in the observation group were also shorter or less than those in the control group (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the first postoperative anal exhaust time was earlier and the incidence of postoperative complications was reduced in the observation group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).ConclusionsERAS combined with preoperative application of tumor total nutrition formula enteral nutrition fluid (EnsourceTM) can reduce the postoperative stress response and the postoperative complication rate of patients with rectal cancer, and also improve the postoperative nutrition status of patients and promote the rapid recovery of patients after sugery.
Since the proposal of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), significant progress has been made in different surgical fields, but ERAS in thoracic surgery is still in its infancy. This article summarizes the research results of scholars at home and abroad, and provides a comprehensive overview of the ERAS anesthesia management pathway during the perioperative period of thoracic surgery from the aspects of preoperative evaluation, anesthesia scheme selection, ventilation strategy, fluid management, temperature protection, pain management, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and early mobilization. The aim is to provide a reference for ERAS management in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery.
Objective To analyze the nurses' current view and perceptions of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) by a questionnaire and to promote the clinical application of ERAS. Methods We conducted a questionnaire study for nurses who attended the First West China Forum on Chest ERAS in Chengdu during September 26-27, 2016 and 259 questionnaires were collected for descriptive analysis. Results (1) The application status of ERAS: There were 13.5% responders whose hospital took a wait-an-see attitude, while the others' hospital took different actions for ERAS; 85.7% of nurses believed that ERAS in all surgeries should be used; 58.7% of nurses believed that the concept of ERAS was more in theory than in the practice; 40.2% of nurses thought that all patients were suitable for the application of ERAS; (2) 81.9% of nurses believed that the evaluation criteria of ERAS should be a combination of the average hospital stay, patients’ comprehensive feelings and social satisfaction; (3) 70.7% of nurses thought that the combination of subjects integration, surgery orientation and surgeon-nurse teamwork was the best model of ERAS; 44.8% of nurses thought the hospital administration was the best way to promote ERAS applications; (4) 69.1% of responders believed that immature plan, no consensus and norms and insecurity for doctors were the reasons for poor compliance of ERAS; 79.5% of nurses thought that the ERAS meeting should include the publicity of norms and consensus, analysis and implementation of projects and the status and progress of ERAS. Conclusion ERAS concept has been recognized by most nurses. Multidisciplinary collaboration and hospital promotion is the best way to achieve clinical applications.
Objectives To explore the application effect of orthopedic psychological sleep management mode based on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in orthopedic patients. Methods A non-synchronous clinical controlled study was conducted. The intervention group enrolled 118 orthopedic patients who admitted to our hospital between April and June 2017, and the control group enrolled 111 orthopedic patients who admitted to our hospital between January and March 2017. The control group used routine nursing measures during hospitalization, while the intervention group implemented an ERAS-based orthopedic psychological sleep management mode based on routine nursing measures, which included carrying out a new mode of multidisciplinary collaborative management, implementing the normative path of orthopedic psychological sleep management, and implementing the comprehensive psychological sleep management. The mood, sleep quality and satisfaction of the two groups within 24 hours after admission and before discharge were compared. Results Before the intervention, there was no statistically significant difference in general data, mood or sleep quality between the two groups (P>0.05). After the intervention, the median score (the lower and upper quartiles) of the Huaxi Emotional Index of the intervention group was 1 (0, 5), while the score of the control group was 2 (0, 6); the median score (the lower and upper quartiles) of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was 4 (3, 7) in the intervention group and 6 (4, 9) in the control group; the satisfaction score in the intervention group was better than that in the control group (96.47±2.72vs. 95.52±2.79); the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions The ERAS-based orthopedic psychological sleep management mode is beneficial to improve the patients’ emotional disorder, sleep quality and satisfaction. It facilitates the patients’ accelerated recovery.
The concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was firstly demonstrated in practice by the Danish scholar Henrik Kehlet in the early 2000s. At present, the ERAS concept has been widely used in a variety of surgical fields, but its application in esophageal cancer surgery is still limited. The new esophageal ERAS guidelines issued by ERAS Association bring new opportunities for the application and promotion of esophageal cancer surgery. Combined with the current situation of esophageal cancer surgery in China and related literature, in this paper we discuss the specific measures of ERAS concept in perioperative application of esophageal cancer in China.
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block as part of multimodal analgesia in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for patients with hepatic hydatidosis. MethodsThis study was a randomized controlled trial (The registration number was ChiCTR2100053689). According to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria, the patients diagnosed with hepatic hydatidosis treated in the People’s Hospital of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture from October 2019 to August 2021 were prospectively included. The odd and even by obverse and reverse of coin was adopted to assign into the study group and the control group, respectively. The patients in the study group were treated with ERAS + TAP block + patient controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) + tramadol and the patients in the control group were treated with ERAS + PCIA + tramadol. The intraoperative and postoperative statuses of the two groups were compared. ResultsA total of 64 patients were enrolled in this study, including 32 patients in the study group and 32 patients in the control group. There were no statistical differences in the baseline data such as the age, gender, preoperative complications, preoperative liver function, and liver hydatid type between the two groups (P>0.05). The operations of 64 patients were performed successfully, and there was no perioperative death. There were no statistical differences in the operation time, intraoperative bleeding, and operation mode between the two groups (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the points of visual analogue scale of postoperative pain on day 1 and 2 were lower (P<0.05), the dosage of tramadol within 2 d after operation and hospitalization expenses were less (P<0.05), and the getting out of bed time, eating liquid diet time, postoperative exhaust time, and total hospital stay were shorter (P<0.05) in the study group. The total complication rate of the study group was lower than that of the control group [28.1% (9/32) vs. 78.1% (25/32), χ2=16.063, P<0.001]. The comprehensive complication index was positively correlated with the total hospital stay (r=0.941, P<0.001) and hospitalization expenses (r=0.958, P<0.001). ConclusionPreliminary results of this study suggest that multimodal analgesia included TAP block is effective in ERAS, and could shorten hospital stay and reduce hospitalization expenses.