ReviewSurgery today2020
The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol to promote recovery following esophageal cancer resection.
Review in Surgery today, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 70 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of the management of perioperative tube-fed enteral nutrition in esophageal cancer patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Meta analysis of the second course of radiotherapy for recurrent esophageal cancer1.Journal of X-ray science and technology · 2024Pooled it
- Minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery vs. Thoracotomy for the Treatment in Patients With Esophageal Leiomyoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of Paravertebral versus EPidural analgesia in Minimally invasive Esophageal resectioN (PEPMEN): an economic evaluation alongside a randomized clinical trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Enhanced recovery after surgery: nursing strategy for total hip arthroplasty in older adult patients.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Ready for Safe Cancer Treatment (RESET): Protocol for a Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Perioperative Care and Safe-Discharge Pathway in Oncological and Older Surgical Patients.Methods and protocols · 2026Article
- Challenging esophageal surgery: risk factors, outcomes, and a comparative single-center analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Article
- Factors associated with marked reduction in tongue pressure in patients with esophageal cancer during neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Article
- Association between hospital volume and mortality after elective oesophageal cancer resection in Switzerland: a retrospective national registry study from 2013 to 2022.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Observational
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in esophagectomy: a comprehensive review of current practices.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Early Extubation After Thoracic Esophagectomy Restricts Fluid Overload and Prevents Pulmonary Complications and Surgical Site Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical Outcomes of Robotic, Minimally Invasive, and Open Esophagectomy After Neoadjuvant Therapy: a Propensity Score-Matching Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Adjuvant treatment for esophageal cancer.Surgery today · 2026Review
- Intraoperative Hemodynamic Management During Esophagectomy and Implications for Postoperative Care.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026Article
- The impact of preoperative oropharyngeal microflora, decontamination, and postoperative nosocomial and opportunistic infections on the occurrence of respiratory complications in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer after chemoradiotherapy. A single-center cohort.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction subtotal colectomy for redundant colon: a retrospective parallel-cohort comparative study with reduced surgical site infections and accelerated recovery.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- A cohort study of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis combined with an enhanced recovery after surgery in the treatment of proximal humeral fractures.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Surgical treatment strategy for elderly patients with esophageal cancer in the new era: a narrative review.Surgery today · 2025Review
10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issued
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Esophageal cancer surgery, comprising esophagectomy with radical lymphadenectomy, is a complex procedure associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol which aims to improve perioperative care, minimize complications, and accelerate recovery is showing promise for achieving better perioperative outcomes. ERAS is a multimodal approach that has been reported to shorten the length of hospital stay, reduce surgical stress response, decrease morbidity, and expedite recovery. While ERAS components straddle preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods, they need to be seen in continuum and not as isolated elements. In this review, we elaborate on the components of an ERAS protocol after esophagectomy including preoperative nutrition, prehabilitation, counselling, smoking and alcohol cessation, cardiopulmonary evaluation, surgical technique, anaesthetic management, intra- and postoperative fluid management and pain relief, mobilization and physiotherapy, enteral and oral feeding, removal of drains, and several other components. We also share our own institutional protocol for ERAS following esophageal resections.
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