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

Table 4 Clinical outcome measures (scope of resection subgroup analysis)

Outcome Measures	Total (n = 170)			Pulmonary wedge (n = 28)			Segmentectomy (n = 42)			Pulmonary lobe (n = 100)
	ERAS (n = 85)	Routine care (n = 85)	P value	ERAS (n = 14)	Routine care (n = 14)	P value	ERAS (n = 21)	Routine care (n = 21)	P value	ERAS (n = 50)	Routine care (n = 50)	P value
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	6.06 ± 2.07	6.61 ± 1.68	0.024	5.43 ± 1.91	6.14 ± 1.99	0.352	5.9 ± 2.51	6.29 ± 1.65	0.325	6.3 ± 1.91	6.88 ± 1.59	0.040
Total hospital expenses (CNY)	42757.63 ± 14963.16	53748.72 ± 18356.11	0.000	37812.08 ± 13327.54	41836.7 ± 13282.69	0.454	39187.44 ± 18933.83	51245.25 ± 16865.5	0.007	45641.86 ± 13016.75	58135.55 ± 18757.68	0.001
Postoperative 48-h pain score	2.38 ± 0.91	2.59 ± 0.88	0.109	2.29 ± 0.83	2.43 ± 0.76	0.667	2.33 ± 1.11	2.48 ± 0.87	0.560	2.42 ± 0.86	2.68 ± 0.91	0.135
Satisfaction score	80.65 ± 7.74	76.67 ± 7.1	0.001	80 ± 7.99	77 ± 6.86	0.427	80.29 ± 7.12	76.9 ± 5.66	0.130	80.98 ± 8.04	76.48 ± 7.79	0.003
Readmission within 30 d	0	1	1.000	0	0		0	0		0	1	1.000
Complications (n)	14	26	0.030	2	2	1.000	5	12	0.028	7	12	0.065
Air leakage	7	13	0.153	1	1	1.000	3	7	0.277	3	5	0.712
Atelectasis	2	4	0.678	0	0		1	2	1.000	1	2	1.000
Pulmonary infection	3	6	0.493	1	1	1.000	1	1	1.000	1	4	0.359
Atrial fibrillation	1	2	1.000	0	0		0	1	1.000	1	1	1.000
Arrhythmia	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	1	1.000	1	0	1.000

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery.