Enhanced recovery after surgery in elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery

Table 1 Perioperative management

	Measures	Routine care	ERAS
Preoperative	Education	Routine preoperative education	ERAS education
	Diet	Fasting for 6 h	Drink 1000 mL of 10% glucose the night before surgery; drink 200 mL of 10% glucose 2 h before surgery
	Sedatives (to improve sleep)	Yes	Yes
Intraoperative	Indwelling catheter after anaesthesia	Yes	Yes
	Temperature maintenance	No	Yes
Postoperative	Analgesia	Patient-controlled epidural analgesia	Use of NSAIDs for 48 h
	Infusion volume	Total intravenous infusion during the first 24 h after the operation < 1500 mL, infusion rate 20-30 mL/min; vasoconstrictors may be used in the case of hypotension or urine output < 20 mL/h	Rapid intravenous drip of 250 mL of saline within 1 h; the remaining parameters were the same as those in the routine care group
	Diet during the first 6 hours after the operation	A small amount of water	400 mL of liquid food
	Promote bowel movements	No	Chewing gum
	Catheter removal	24 h after the operation	12 h after the operation
	Early exercise	Patient choice	Lower limb movements

NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.