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肺癌手术中强化的恢复方案:随机对照试验的系统评价和荟萃分析

 

Authors Li S, Zhou K, Che G, Yang M, Su J, Shen C, Yu P

Received 31 August 2017

Accepted for publication 16 October 2017

Published 16 November 2017 Volume 2017:9 Pages 657—670

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S150500

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Review by Single-blind

Peer reviewers approved by Dr Akshita Wason

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Professor Luzhe Sun

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program is an effective evidence-based multidisciplinary protocol of perioperative care, but its roles in thoracic surgery remain unclear. This systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of the ERAS programs for lung cancer surgery.
Materials and methods: We searched the PubMed and EMBASE databases to identify the RCTs that implemented an ERAS program encompassing more than four care elements within at least two phases of perioperative care in lung cancer surgery. The heterogeneity levels between studies were estimated by the Cochrane Collaborations. A qualitative review was performed if considerable heterogeneity was revealed. Relative risk (RR) and weighted mean difference served as the summarized statistics for the meta-analyses. Additional analyses were also performed to perceive potential bias risks.
Results: A total of seven RCTs enrolling 486 patients were included. The meta-analysis indicated that the ERAS group patients had significantly lower morbidity rates (RR=0.64; <0.001), especially the rates of pulmonary (RR=0.43; <0.001) and surgical complications (RR=0.46; =0.010), than those of control group patients. No significant reduction was found in the in-hospital mortality (RR=0.70; =0.58) or cardiovascular complications (RR=1.46; =0.25). In the qualitative review, most of the evidence reported significantly shortened length of hospital and intensive care unit stay and decreased hospitalization costs in the ERAS-treated patients. No significant publication bias was detected in the meta-analyses.
Conclusion: Our review demonstrates that the implementation of an ERAS program for lung cancer surgery can effectively accelerate postoperative recovery and save hospitalization costs without compromising patients’ safety. A worldwide consensus guideline is urgently required to standardize the ERAS protocols for elective lung resections in the future.
Keywords: enhanced recovery after surgery, lung cancer surgery, morbidity, systematic review, meta-analysis