The esketamine-based multimodal low-opioid anaesthesia improves quality of recovery in elderly patients undergoing radical lung cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

The elderly population experiences diminished physiological function and reduced tolerance to surgery and anesthesia.

This study explored the role of the esketamine-based multimodal low-opioid anaesthesia during the perioperative period in improving the quality of postoperative recovery in elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical lung cancer resection.