Impact of Compliance With Components of an ERAS Pathway on the Outcomes of Anatomic VATS Pulmonary Resections.
Forster CService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Doucet VService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Perentes JYService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abdelnour-Berchtold EService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Zellweger MService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Marcucci CFaculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; Service of Anaesthesiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Krueger TService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Rosner LService of Anaesthesiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gonzalez MService of Thoracic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: michel.gonzalez@chuv.ch.
English
OBJECTIVES Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program is associated with better postoperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of ERAS compliance (overall and to specific elements of the program) on them.
DESIGN Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.
SETTING University hospital, monocentric.
PARTICIPANTS All adult (≥18 years old) patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) anatomic pulmonary resection.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Demographics, surgical characteristics and pre-, peri-, and postoperative compliance with 16 elements of the ERAS program were assessed. Postoperative outcomes and length of stay were compared between low- (<75% of adherence) and high-compliance (≥75%) groups. From April 2017 to November 2018, 192 ERAS patients (female/male: 98/94) of median age of 66 years (interquartile range 58-71) underwent VATS resection (109 lobectomies, 83 segmentectomies). There was no 30-day mortality and resurgery rate was 5.7%. Overall ERAS compliance was 76%. High compliance was associated with fewer complications (18% v 48%, p < 0.0001) and lower rate of delayed discharge (37% v 60%, p = 0.0013). Early removal of chest tubes (odds ratio [OR]: 0.26, p < 0.002), use of electronic drainage (OR: 0.39, p = 0.036), opioid cessation on day 3 (OR: 0.28, p = 0.016), and early feeding (OR: 0.12, p = 0.014) were associated with reduced rates of postoperative complications. Shorter hospital stay was correlated with early removal of chest tubes (OR: 0.12, p < 0.0001) and opioid cessation on day 3 (OR: 0.23, p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS High ERAS compliance is associated with better postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing anatomic pulmonary VATS resections.