LIU Jiaxin 1,2 , CHEN Li 1,2 , ZHANG Xiang 1,2 , GAO Feng 1,2 , XIANG Zhou 1 , DUAN Xin 1
  • 1. Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
DUAN Xin, Email: dxbaal@hotmail.com
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Objective To explore the clinical effect of applying the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) to the perioperative management of elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures.Methods The clinical data of 64 elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures admitted to West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2016 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 32 patients admitted from January to December in 2017 were in ERAS group, and 32 patients admitted from January to December 2016 were in control group. The control group used conventional orthopedic perioperative management measures, and the ERAS group combined the ERAS concept on the basis of conventional treatment measures for perioperative management. The incidence of perioperative complications, Visual Analogue Scale score, modified Barthel Index score, inpatient satisfaction and length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in age, gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, combined disease, modified Barthel Index or Visual Analogue Scale score at admission, or time from injury to surgery between the two groups (P>0.05). The total incidence of perioperative complications (12.5% vs. 37.5%) and length of hospital stay [(8.09±2.33) vs. (10.41±3.63) d] in the ERAS group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The Visual Analogue Scale scores of the two groups of patients before operation, on the first day and the third day after operation were lower than those at admission (P<0.05). The comparison between the two groups at each time point showed that the Visual Analogue Scale scores of patients in the ERAS group were lower than those in the control group before operation, on the first day and the third day after operation, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The modified Barthel Index scores of the two groups of patients on the third day, and 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after operation showed a rising trend with time. The modified Barthel Index scores of the ERAS group were better than those of the control group on the third day, and 1 month and 3 months after operation (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups 6 months after operation (P>0.05). The hospitalization satisfaction score of the ERAS group was 95.56±5.12, which was higher than that of the control group (92.84±5.62), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions The implementation of ERAS perioperative management for elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures may reduce the incidence of perioperative complications, relieve patient pain, promote the short-term recovery of activities of daily living of patients, improve the inpatient satisfaction and shorten the length of hospital stay.

Citation: LIU Jiaxin, CHEN Li, ZHANG Xiang, GAO Feng, XIANG Zhou, DUAN Xin. Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery on perioperative management of elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(9): 1210-1215. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202008122 Copy

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