PMID- 32927324 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210104 LR - 20210104 IS - 1095-8673 (Electronic) IS - 0022-4804 (Linking) VI - 257 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Enhanced Recovery after Surgery in Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy. PG - 579-586 LID - S0022-4804(20)30494-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.037 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program versus conventional perioperative care on the short-term postoperative outcomes among elderly patients with gastric cancer who are undergoing laparoscopic total gastrectomy. METHODS: Elderly patients with gastric cancer (age >/= 65 y) who are undergoing laparoscopic total gastrectomy were randomized to ERAS or conventional perioperative care groups. Short-term postoperative outcomes, including postoperative hospital stay, mortality, complications, readmission rate, and reoperation rate were compared between the two groups. In addition, blood samples were taken preoperatively (baseline) and on postoperative days 1, 3, and 5. Systemic human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR expression on monocytes and C-reactive protein (CRP) were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 171 eligible patients, 85 patients were assigned to receive ERAS program treatment (ERAS group) and 86 patients to receive conventional care (conventional group). The patients' characteristics were comparable. Postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the ERAS group than in the conventional group (11 [7-11] versus 13 [8-20] d, P < 0.001). Hospital mortality, overall morbidity, morbidity >/= Clavien-Dindo (C-D) grade II, readmission rate, and reoperation rate did not show significant differences between the two groups. However, morbidity >/= C-D grade IIIa was lower in the ERAS group than that in the conventional group (8.2% versus 18.6%, P = 0.047). The ERAS program shortened the number of days to postoperative first flatus, first defecation, semifluid diet, and soft bland diet. Moreover, the ERAS program increased the HLA-DR expression on monocytes and decreased the CRP levels on postoperative days 1, 3, and 5. CONCLUSIONS: The ERAS program was feasible and effective for elderly patients with gastric cancer who are undergoing laparoscopic total gastrectomy. The benefits of ERAS were associated with improvement of impaired immune function and suppression of inflammatory reaction. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Cao, Shougen AU - Cao S AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Zheng, Taohua AU - Zheng T AD - Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Hao AU - Wang H AD - Department of General Surgery, Dongying People's Hospital, Shandong, China. FAU - Niu, Zhaojian AU - Niu Z AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Chen, Dong AU - Chen D AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhang, Jian AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Lv, Liang AU - Lv L AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhou, Yanbing AU - Zhou Y AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China. Electronic address: yanbingzhou999@hotmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200911 PL - United States TA - J Surg Res JT - The Journal of surgical research JID - 0376340 RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - *Enhanced Recovery After Surgery MH - Female MH - *Gastrectomy MH - HLA-DR Antigens/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Laparoscopy MH - Male MH - Prospective Studies MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*surgery MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Elderly patients OT - Enhanced recovery after surgery OT - Gastric cancer OT - Laparoscopic total gastrectomy EDAT- 2020/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/05 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/14 20:19 PHST- 2019/04/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/14 20:19 [entrez] AID - S0022-4804(20)30494-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.037 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:579-586. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.037. Epub 2020 Sep 11.