Short-term Outcomes of ERAS Protocol in RAME for Esophageal Cancer

This single-center, retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in perioperative robotic-assisted McKeown esophagectomy (RAME) among esophageal cancer patients.

Inclusion Criteria:first detected and endoscopically confirmed esophageal cancer;preoperative evaluation showed no distant metastases and suitable for RAME;preoperative clinical stage of I to III;Exclusion Criteria:patients had a history of thoracic or abdominal surgery;patients were IV to VI in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification system;patients had other malignancies;patients had missing clinical data