Effectiveness of ERAS on Postoperative Recovery After Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy
Effectiveness of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) on Postoperative Recovery After Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy: A Multi-center Open-labeled Randomized Controlled Study
About This Trial
This prospective, randomized, open-label, multicenter study is designed to evaluate the impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol on the rate of meeting discharge criteria in patients undergoing minimally-invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer. We hypothesize that implementation of our ERAS protocol will significantly increase the proportion of patients who meet standardized discharge criteria following minimally-invasive gastrectomy.
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ERAS protocol
The ERAS protocol includes pre-admission patient education through audiovisual materials; reduction of perioperative fasting duration with preoperative carbohydrate loading and early postoperative oral intake; multimodal prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting; early removal of surgical drains and intravenous lines; early mobilization; and multimodal analgesia aimed at minimizing postoperative opioid use. The detailed protocol used in this study has been published previously \[https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2025.25.e27\].