Value of enhanced recovery after surgery in D2 radical resection of distal gastric cancer under total laparoscopy and its effect on inflammatory factors

Objective To investigate the value of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in D2 radical resection of distal gastric cancer under total laparoscopy and its effect on inflammatory factors. Methods The clinical data of 50 patients with distal gastric cancer at Hanzhong Central Hospital from March 2016 to October 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the observation group (25 cases) and the control group (25 cases). The observation group received totally laparoscopic radical D2 gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer under the guideline of ERAS; the control group received totally laparoscopic radical D2 gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer under the guideline of the traditional method. The changes of perioperative related indexes, postoperative recovery and postoperative inflammatory indexes were compared between the two groups. Results All 50 patients successfully completed the operation. The operation time was (287.2±52.3) min and (296.8±57.9) min, respectively of the observation group and the control group; the number of lymph node dissection was (34.0±11.0) and (34.6±14.3), respectively of the observation group and the control group. There were no significant differences in the above indexes between the two groups (all P > 0.05). The hospitalization time, the hospitalization cost, the postoperative time of getting out of bed of the observation group was (22.0±2.8) d, (61 044.4±4 692.7) yuan, (12.8±1.8) h. The hospitalization time, the hospitalization cost, the postoperative time of getting out of bed of the control group was (23.9±1.9) d, (63 875.81±4 392.6) yuan, (23.7±8.2) h. And there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (all P 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein and procalcitonin on the day before the operation of both groups (all P > 0.05); the levels of above four factors in the observation group were lower than those in the control group on the 1st, 4th and 7th day after the operation, and the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). Conclusion The application of ERAS in totally laparoscopic radical resection of gastric cancer can improve the postoperative condition, significantly reduce the inflammatory reaction of patients, which has a certain value of improving the quality of life of patients. Key words: Gastric neoplasms; Laparoscopy, D2 radical resection; Inflammation; Cytokines; Enhanced recovery after surgery