Journal of Modern Nursing MedicineJPCNS

Objective To explore the clinical effects of applying the concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in thoracic surgery nursing. Methods A total of 110 surgical patients admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery from October 2022 to June 2024 were selected as the experimental subjects. According to the number table method, the patients were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 55 cases in each group. The control group received routine perioperative nursing care in thoracic surgery; the observation group was given nursing interventions based on the application of the ERAS concept on top of the care provided to the control group. The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was used to assess the pain level of the two groups of patients 3 days after surgery; the Autar scale was used to evaluate the risk of deep vein thrombosis (VTE) of the patients 5 days after surgery; and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used to assess the health status of the patients before discharge. Results After receiving ERAS nursing interventions, the patients in the observation group had significantly lower NRS and VTE scores than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and the SF-36 score was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion ERAS obtains evidence for nursing implementation by retrieving authoritative domestic and foreign literature in recent years. With the core concept of improving the postoperative rehabilitation speed of patients and the purpose of alleviating the pain of patients during the perioperative period, it achieves effective nursing intervention results such as reducing the risk of complications in patients, improving the prognosis of patients, and shortening the hospitalization time of patients. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

Thoracic Surgery; Perioperative Nursing; Concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)