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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway optimizes outcomes and costs for minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.

Ying Xu, Ao Liu, Lu Chen, Hai Huang, Yi Gao, Chuanjie Zhang, Yang Xu, Da Huang, Danfeng Xu, Min Zhang

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. 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 6 papers.

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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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10 authors.

Ying XuDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ao LiuDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lu ChenDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hai HuangDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yi GaoDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chuanjie ZhangDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yang XuDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Da HuangDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6203-9459
Danfeng XuDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Nursing, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway on patients undergoing minimally invasive radical prostatectomy at a single institute.

methodsIn this retrospective study, 301 patients who underwent laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy from May 2014 to September 2018 were consecutively recruited. Before April 2017, the patients were treated with conventional care; all patients were treated with the ERAS pathway thereafter. The primary outcome was the postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS). The secondary outcomes were hospitalization costs and postoperative complications.

resultsIn total, 138 patients were treated with the ERAS pathway, and the remaining patients underwent conventional care. The postoperative LOS was significantly shorter in the ERAS group than in the conventional group (median, 6 vs. 8 days). The hospitalization costs were also significantly lower in the ERAS group ($4086 vs. $5530). Ten (6.1%) patients in the ERAS group and 17 (12.3%) patients in the conventional group developed postoperative complications. The multivariable analysis showed that ERAS care was a significant independent predictive factor for a shortened LOS and reduced hospitalization costs.

conclusionsThe ERAS pathway was associated with a shortened LOS and reduced hospitalization costs for patients undergoing minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.

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Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryAgedHospital CostsHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeEnhanced recovery after surgeryhospitalization costslaparoscopic radical prostatectomylength of hospital stayminimally invasive surgeryperioperative care

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