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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 120366
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120366
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120366
Perioperative management based on the enhanced recovery after surgery concept in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic common bile duct exploration plus laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Long-Xiang Wang, Yong Ding, Hai-Tao Wu, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Dafeng People’s Hospital of Yancheng City, Yancheng 224100, Jiangsu Province, China
Yan-Hong Jiang, Department of Nursing, Dafeng People’s Hospital of Yancheng City, Yancheng 224100, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Long-Xiang Wang and Yan-Hong Jiang.
Author contributions: Wang LX and Jiang YH contributed to writing - original draft preparation, they contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors. Wang LX was responsible for conceptualization, methodology design, data curation, and formal analysis; Jiang YH contributed to intervention implementation, nursing protocol development, and data collection; Ding Y provided clinical support, resources, and data validation; Wu HT oversaw study supervision, and contributed to funding acquisition, project administration, and writing - review & editing.
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Supported by Collaborative Innovation Research Project between Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine and Yancheng Municipal Health Commission, No. 202490435.
Institutional review board statement: The research was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Dafeng People’s Hospital of Yancheng City, Approval No. 2024-K007.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study has not yet been registered with clinical trials.
Informed consent statement: All research participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent prior to study registration.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
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Corresponding author: Hai-Tao Wu, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Dafeng People’s Hospital of Yancheng City, No. 139 Xingfu East Avenue, Dafeng District, Yancheng 224100, Jiangsu Province, China. wxppaper@163.com
Received: March 25, 2026
Revised: April 15, 2026
Accepted: June 3, 2026
Published online: August 27, 2026
Processing time: 144 Days and 11.3 Hours
Revised: April 15, 2026
Accepted: June 3, 2026
Published online: August 27, 2026
Processing time: 144 Days and 11.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic common bile duct exploration combined with cholecystectomy, perioperative management guided by the enhanced recovery after surgery concept significantly enhances recovery by accelerating gastrointestinal function, reducing inflammation and pain, lowering complication and readmission rates, shortening hospital stay, decreasing costs, and improving overall quality of life and satisfaction.