Application of enhanced recovery after surgery in pancreatic surgery

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) includes preoperative education, intraoperative effective anaesthetization, analgesia, precision surgical techniques and postoperative early rehabilitation. Because of special location of the pancreas, difficulty of surgical techniques, longtime of learning and high incidence of postoperative complications, the application of ERAS in pancreatic surgery is restricted. While ERAS could reduce the stress after surgery and the incidence of complications, promote the recovery of patients, shorten the duration of hospital stay and reduce the expenses, which are confirmed by clinical practice. ERAS is the trend of the development of pancreatic surgery. How to balance the optimal prognosis and speed recovery is need to be resolved by pancreatic surgeons.