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

Table 3 Baseline data

Baseline data		Before the match (n = 412)			After match (n = 170)
		Routine care (n = 327)	ERAS (n = 85)	P value	Routine care (n = 85)	ERAS (n = 85)	P value
Age		72.18 ± 4.53	72.91 ± 4.94	0.22	72.55 ± 5	72.91 ± 4.94	0.643
Sex	Male	215	56	0.982	59	56	0.624
	Female	112	29		26	29
BMI (kg/m2)		22.54 ± 2.69	22.73 ± 2.62	0.54	22.51 ± 2.4	22.73 ± 2.62	0.565
FEV1 (L)		3.21 ± 0.45	3.24 ± 0.41	0.615	3.24 ± 0.41	3.24 ± 0.41	0.983
Pathological classification	Adenocarcinoma	261	69	0.78	69	69	1
	Squamous cell carcinoma	66	16		16	16
TNM stage	I	235	55	0.198	55	55	1
	II	92	30		30	30
Surgical approach	Uniportal VATS	282	69	0.242	75	69	0.201
	Three ports VATS	45	16		10	16
Scope of resection	Pulmonary wedge	66	14	0.64	14	14	1
	Lung segment	86	21		21	21
	Lobectomy	175	50		50	50

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; BMI: Body mass index; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in the first second; TNM: Tumor-node-metastasis; VATS: Video-assisted thoracic surgery.