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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2019

Enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for prostate cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Chunhua Lin, Fengchun Wan, Youyi Lu, Guojun Li, Luxin Yu, Meng Wang

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05576766 (Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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2 · The registry

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NCT05576766 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorPeking University First HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled54ConditionsProstate Cancer, Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol, PrehabilitationArmsRoutine care, ERAS management pathway
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunhua Lin1 Department of Urological Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Fengchun Wan1 Department of Urological Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Youyi Lu1 Department of Urological Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Guojun Li2 Department of Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Luxin Yu1 Department of Urological Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Meng Wang1 Department of Urological Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Yuhuangding Hospital · CNQingdao University · CNThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the value of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for prostate cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP).

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using clinical data for 288 patients who underwent LRP in our hospital from June 2010 to December 2016. A total of 124 patients underwent ERAS (ERAS group) and the remaining 164 patients were allocated to the control group. ERAS comprised prehabilitation exercise, carbohydrate fluid loading, targeted intraoperative fluid resuscitation and keeping the body warm, avoiding drain use, early mobilization, and early postoperative drinking and eating.

resultsThe times from LRP to first water intake, first ambulation, first anal exhaust, first defecation, pelvic drainage-tube removal, and length of hospital stay (LOS) were all significantly shorter, and hospitalization costs and the incidence of postoperative complications were significantly lower in the ERAS group compared with the control group. No deaths or reoperations occurred in either group, and there were no readmissions in the ERAS group, within 90 days after surgery.

conclusionERAS protocols may effectively accelerate patient rehabilitation and reduce LOS and hospitalization costs in patients undergoing LRP.

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AgedConvalescenceFluid TherapyHumansIntestinal ObstructionLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodProstateProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesUrinary FistulaEnhanced recovery after surgeryhospital costlaparoscopic radical prostatectomylength of stayprostate cancerrehabilitation

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