%0 Journal Article %T Current situation and consideration on the enhanced recovery protocols in lung cancer surgery %A Cheng Shen %A Guowei Che %A Kun Zhou %A Shuangjiang Li %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2018 %R 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.72 %X In the latest few decades, the practice of ˇ°surgical therapyˇ± has seen expansive development and been accompanied by considerable advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthetic technique and perioperative care, in addition to a greater understanding of overall surgical pathophysiology. Accordingly, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), an evidence-based multimodal protocol of perioperative care, has emerged as an inevitable outcome of the development of surgical theory and technology (1-4), and attempts to achieve the following aims: to minimize perioperative stress responses and catabolism; to decrease morbidity rates; to shorten the length of stay (LOS); to facilitate an early return to normal life through faster procedure; and to improve the prognosis of surgical patients %U http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/24246/html