ArticleCancer management and research2017
Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Guideline for the Comprehensive Perioperative Management of Older Patients With Lung Cancer (2025).Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2026Guideline
- Recommendations for Interventions to Improve Function in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline.Cancer medicine · 2025Guideline
- A meta-analysis of the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery pathways in anterior cervical spine surgery for degenerative cervical spine diseases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Perioperative enhanced recovery programmes for women with gynaecological cancers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Physiologic and psychologic adaptation to exercise interventions in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- [Enhanced recovery after surgery-Does the ERAS concept keep its promises].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021Pooled it
- Enhanced recovery after surgery programs versus conventional rehabilitation for patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer in local regional hospitals: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Reducing the length of hospital stay for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty by application of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway: a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial.European journal of medical research · 2025Trial
- Global trends and research hotspots in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for lung cancer resection: a bibliometric and visual analysis (2010-2025).Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
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- Comparative clinical experience of subcostal VATS versus conventional uniportal lateral VATS approach.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes and staff satisfaction after adoption of digital chest drainage system for minimally invasive lung resections.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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- Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway leads to decreased length of stay for patients undergoing minimally invasive lung resection.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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- Efficacy of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program for thoracic surgery in a developing country.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023Article
- Expanded central role of the respiratory physiotherapists in the community setting.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Review
- The impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for video-assisted and robotic-assisted lobectomy on surgical outcomes and costs: a retrospective single-center cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program is an effective evidence-based multidisciplinary protocol of perioperative care, but its roles in thoracic surgery remain unclear. This systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of the ERAS programs for lung cancer surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe searched the PubMed and EMBASE databases to identify the RCTs that implemented an ERAS program encompassing more than four care elements within at least two phases of perioperative care in lung cancer surgery. The heterogeneity levels between studies were estimated by the Cochrane Collaborations. A qualitative review was performed if considerable heterogeneity was revealed. Relative risk (RR) and weighted mean difference served as the summarized statistics for the meta-analyses. Additional analyses were also performed to perceive potential bias risks.
resultsA total of seven RCTs enrolling 486 patients were included. The meta-analysis indicated that the ERAS group patients had significantly lower morbidity rates (RR=0.64;
conclusionOur review demonstrates that the implementation of an ERAS program for lung cancer surgery can effectively accelerate postoperative recovery and save hospitalization costs without compromising patients' safety. A worldwide consensus guideline is urgently required to standardize the ERAS protocols for elective lung resections in the future.
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