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

Table 5 Clinical outcome measures (age subgroup analysis)

Outcome measures	Total (n = 170)			Age 60-73 (n = 28)			Age 74-80 (n = 42)
	ERAS (n = 85)	Routine (n = 85)	P value	ERAS (n = 14)	Routine care (n = 14)	P value	ERAS (n = 21)	Routine care (n = 21)	P value
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	6.06 ± 2.07	6.61 ± 1.68	0.024	5.96 ± 2	6.57 ± 1.7	0.057	6.18 ± 2.17	6.67 ± 1.69	0.188
Total hospital expenses (CNY)	42757.63 ± 14963.16	53748.72 ± 18356.11	0.000	42122.76 ± 13923.83	52334 ± 18206.28	0.008	43471.85 ± 16202.51	55417.37 ± 18628.5	0.001
Postoperative 48-h pain score	2.38 ± 0.91	2.59 ± 0.88	0.109	2.33 ± 0.83	2.8 ± 0.83	0.006	2.43 ± 1.01	2.33 ± 0.87	0.687
Satisfaction score	80.65 ± 7.74	76.67 ± 7.1	0.001	81.16 ± 7.52	76.78 ± 6.31	0.004	80.08 ± 8.04	76.54 ± 8.01	0.055
Readmission within 30 d	0	1	1.000	0	0		0	1	1.000
Complications (n)	14	26	0.030	5	11	0.109	8	15	0.071
Air leakage	7	13	0.153	4	5	1.000	3	8	0.179
Atelectasis	2	4	0.678	1	2	1.000	1	2	0.982
Pulmonary infection	3	6	0.493	1	3	0.625	2	3	0.977
Atrial fibrillation	1	2	1.000	0	1	1.000	1	1	1.000
Arrhythmia	1	1	1.000	0	0		1	1	1.000

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery.