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