Preoperative education
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Patients were educated systematically by the esophageal clinical nurse consultant;
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Patients were educated in the standard manner
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Day before surgery
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Diet
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Last drink 2 h and diet 6 h before operation
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Last drink and diet at midnight
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Fructose and protein loading
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Yes
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No
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Day of surgery
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Nasogastric tube
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No routine use of nasogastric tube
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Routine use of nasogastric tube
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Pre-anesthetic medication
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No
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Diazepam 10 mg
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Anesthesia
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General anesthesia + Epidural anesthesia;
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General anesthesia;
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Maintaining normothermia
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Yes
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No
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Transfusion
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Autologous blood transfusion or limit allogenic blood transfusion
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Allogenic blood transfusion
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Abdomen tube
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No routine use of drains
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Routine placement; Remove at POD3
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Cervical tube
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No routine use of drains
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Routine placement; Remove at POD2
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Early postoperative care
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Patient sent to floor
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Patient sent to ICU
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Analgesia
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Epidural PCA
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Analgesia by morphine or vein PCA
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Enteral nutrition
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Jejunostomy tube feeding
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Nasojejunal tube feeding
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