Yuqi Sun, Yulong Tian, Shougen Cao, Leping Li, Wenbin Yu, Yinlu Ding, Xixun Wang, Ying Kong, Xinjian Wang, Hao Wang, Xizeng Hui, Jianjun Qu, HongBo Wang, Quanhong Duan, Daogui Yang, Huanhu Zhang, Shaofei Zhou, Xiaodong Liu, Zequn Li, Cheng Meng, Henrik Kehlet, Yanbing Zhou
INTRODUCTION: Gastric cancer (GC) diagnosed in the elderly population has become a serious public health problem worldwide. Given the combined effects of frailty and the consequences of cancer treatment, older individuals with GC are more likely than young patients to suffer from postoperative complications and poor clinical outcomes. Nutrition, functional capacity and psychological state-based multimodal prehabilitation, which is dominated by Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway management, has been shown to reduce postoperative complications, promote functional recovery and decrease hospitalisation time in certain malignancies...
October 10, 2023: BMJ Open