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

Table 2 Patient education

Patient preoperative education
Pre-operative	Be familiar with the environment and hospitalization process
	Preoperative nutritional risk screening
	Eat a healthy diet & stay active (1-2 wk before surgery)
	Normal diet the day before surgery
	Drink moderate glucose 2 h before surgery
	Preventive use of antibiotics
Postoperative	Eating liquid food moderately within six hours after surgery & infusion
	Receive any necessary medications
	Removed catheter at 12 h after operation
Day after surgery	Normal diet
	Use mixture of non-narcotic pain medication to keep comfortable
	Get out of bed as soon as possible
	Try to cough and expectorate