Abstract:
Objective To analyze the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients with hepatectomy.
Methods From January 2016 to July 2017, one hundred and twelve patients with hepatectomy in People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province were divided into conventional group (routine hepatectomy perioperative treatment) and ERAS group (accelerated rehabilitation surgery procedure), with 56 cases in each group. The operation related indexes including the amount of intraoperative bleeding, postoperative ambulation time, exhaust time and hospital stay, recovery time of liver function and medical expenses in hospital were compared between the two groups. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to observe postoperative pain at 7 d after operation. Liver function indexes such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total bilirubin (TBIL) were detected at 7 d after operation. The complications within 3 months after operation and the readmission rate within 30 d were observed, and the satisfaction rate of patients was investigated by questionnaire.
Results In ERAS group, the time of ambulation, exhaust, hospitalization, the recovery time of liver function and the cost of hospitalization were all less than those of the conventional group, and the degree of pain was lighter, the differences were statistically significant (t=2.025, 9.371, 14.024, 4.952, 7.394, 11.019, all P<0.05). The levels of ALT, AST, TBIL and AFP in ERAS group were significantly lower than those in the conventional group, with statistically significant differences (t=3.123, 3.394, 3.973, 3.987, all P<0.01). The incidence of complications within 3 months after operation and readmission rate within 30 d in ERAS group were 7.14% (4/56) and 3.57% (2/56), respectively, which were significantly lower than 21.43% (12/56) and 14.29% (8/56) in the conventional group (χ2=4.667, 3.953, P=0.031, 0.047). Service satisfaction of ERAS group was (98.20±1.50), significantly higher than that of the conventional group (80.56±2.50), and the difference was statistically significant (t=45.278, P<0.01).
Conclusion Perioperative ERAS can improve the therapeutic effect of liver cancer patients and should be applied in clinical practice.
Key words:
Liver neoplasms,
Hepatectomy,
Enhanced recovery after surgery,
Comparative effectiveness research,
Prognosis
Liuping Liu, Jiangfu Guo. Efficacy and prognosis of enhanced recovery after surgery in patients with resection of hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. Chinese Archives of General Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2018, 12(05): 328-331.