You LF, Zhang P, Zhang QQ. Multidisciplinary collaborative enhanced recovery after surgery nursing in patients with colorectal cancer: A comparative study. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(8): 104569 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i8.104569]
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Li-Fen You, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of General Surgery, Linping Campus, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 369 Yingbin Road, Nanyuan Street, Linping District, Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China. you15372002819@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2025; 17(8): 104569 Published online Aug 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i8.104569
Multidisciplinary collaborative enhanced recovery after surgery nursing in patients with colorectal cancer: A comparative study
Li-Fen You, Ping Zhang, Qin-Qin Zhang
Li-Fen You, Ping Zhang, Qin-Qin Zhang, Department of General Surgery, Linping Campus, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: You LF designed the study; Zhang P contributed to the analysis; You LF and Zhang QQ collected the data and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by Linping Campus, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 2022(HZ-2201).
Informed consent statement: All study participants and their legal guardians provided written informed consent prior to enrolment in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Li-Fen You, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of General Surgery, Linping Campus, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 369 Yingbin Road, Nanyuan Street, Linping District, Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China. you15372002819@163.com
Received: March 19, 2025 Revised: April 17, 2025 Accepted: July 11, 2025 Published online: August 15, 2025 Processing time: 147 Days and 16.5 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Prolonged recovery following colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery can result in physiological discomfort and psychological stress, underscoring the importance of effective perioperative care to enhance patient outcomes.
AIM
To evaluate the impact of multidisciplinary collaborative enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) nursing on patients undergoing CRC surgery.
METHODS
This study included 100 patients who underwent CRC surgery between August 2022 and August 2024. Patients were divided into two groups based on the perioperative nursing approach. The control group (n = 50) received conventional nursing care, whereas the observation group (n = 50) received multidisciplinary collaborative ERAS nursing. Postoperative recovery time, disease perception, pain levels, coping strategies, self-management efficacy, and quality of life were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS
Compared with the control group, the observation group exhibited significantly shorter times to ambulation, gastrointestinal motility, first meal intake, and hospital stay (P < 0.05). No significant differences were observed in pre-nursing indicators between the two groups (P > 0.05). After nursing, both groups showed improvements in disease perception scores, self-management efficacy, and quality of life scores, along with reductions in pain levels and coping strategy scores, except for the confrontative and venting dimensions. The observation group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in these scores, with significant intergroup and intragroup differences (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Multidisciplinary collaborative ERAS nursing can facilitate postoperative recovery in patients with CRC, enhance disease cognition, alleviate pain, and encourage active coping, thereby improving self-management efficacy and quality of life.
Core Tip: This study highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary collaborative enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) nursing in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. Compared with conventional care, ERAS nursing significantly reduced postoperative recovery times, improved disease perception, alleviated pain, and enhanced patients’ coping strategies, self-management efficacy, and quality of life. These findings support the integration of multidisciplinary ERAS protocols into perioperative nursing to promote better clinical outcomes and patient-centered recovery in colorectal cancer care.
