Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2023; 15(2): 201-210
Published online Feb 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i2.201
Analysis of the impact of ERAS-based respiratory function training on older patients’ ability to prevent pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery
Yue-Xia Gu, Xin-Yu Wang, Mei-Xia Xu, Jia-Jie Qian, Yan Wang
Yue-Xia Gu, Mei-Xia Xu, Jia-Jie Qian, Yan Wang, Department of Nursing, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200434, China
Xin-Yu Wang, Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital School of Medicine Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
Author contributions: Gu YX and Wang XY contributed equally in analysis of the data and writing of the manuscript; Wang Y designed the study; Xu MX and Qian JJ collected the data and corrected the paper; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Project for Scientific Research by the Hongkou District Health Committee, No. Hong Wei 2002-08.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 2022108-001).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because it’s a retrospective study and the data came from electronic medical records in the hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yan Wang, MBBS, Associate Chief Nurse, Nursing, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 1279 Sanmen Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200434, China. 2205309@tongji.edu.cn
Received: September 9, 2022
Peer-review started: September 9, 2022
First decision: December 26, 2022
Revised: January 11, 2023
Accepted: January 30, 2023
Article in press: January 30, 2023
Published online: February 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: One of the major factors contributing to morbidity and mortality during the perioperative period were postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery. Clinical judgment and improved outcomes required rapid identification of high-risk individuals and intervention. We compared the pulmonary complications between the two groups using the predefined observation indicators after retrospectively analyzing the postoperative data of 231 older patients divided into two groups based on various preoperative respiratory function training methods. As compared to traditional respiratory function training techniques, enhanced recovery after surgery-based respiratory function training may reduce the probability of pulmonary complications in older patients who have undergone abdominal surgery.