Affiliation:
1. Department of Gastroenterology People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China
2. Department of Dermatology People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China
3. Department of Medical Record Management People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China
4. Department of Oncology People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China
5. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China
Abstract
AbstractThis meta‐analysis systematically evaluates the impact of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept on surgical site wound infections and postoperative complications in gastric cancer patients. A comprehensive computerized search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), from database inception to November 2023, exploring the application of the ERAS concept in the perioperative period of gastric cancer surgery. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and conducted quality assessments based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analysis was performed using Stata 17.0 software. A total of 24 RCTs involving 2050 gastric cancer patients were included. The analysis revealed a significantly lower incidence of wound infections (OR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.14–0.40, p < 0.001) and postoperative complications (OR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.15–0.27, p < 0.001) in the ERAS group compared to the standard care group. This study demonstrates that the application of the ERAS concept during the perioperative period in gastric cancer surgery can effectively reduce the occurrence of wound infections and complications, thereby facilitating postoperative recovery.