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Objective:To explore the application effect of clinical nursing pathway based on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept in perioperative nursing of gastric cancer in the elderly, so as to provide basis for the selection of clinical nursing plan.Methods:A total of 92 patients with gastric cancer who underwent surgical treatment in Hefei Second People′s Hospital from January 2018 to July 2020 were enrolled. They were divided into the observation group and the control group by random number table method, 46 cases in each group. The control group was given routine nursing intervention, while the observation group was given clinical nursing pathway based on ERAS concept for intervention. The postoperative recovery, improvement of nutritional indexes, postoperative complications were compared between the two groups.Results:The first bowel sound time, first exhaust time, first defecation time, leaving bed time, indwelling time of urinary catheter, and postoperative hospitalization time were (18.43 ± 1.80) h, (43.67 ± 8.79) h, (53.06 ± 5.18) h, (22.65 ± 4.95) h, (29.08 ± 2.69) h, (13.93 ± 2.19) d in the observation group, while (22.96 ± 2.24) h, (47.98 ± 8.46) h, (57.97 ± 5.65) h, (31.30 ± 5.73) h, (35.40 ± 3.66) h, (15.48 ± 2.40) d in the control group, there were significant differences between the two groups ( t values were 2.40-10.69, all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the nutritional indexes before intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After intervention, the levels of serum total protein, serum albumin and hemoglobin were (64.43 ± 6.22), (35.43 ± 3.07), (125.88 ± 4.75) g/L in the observation group, while (55.97 ± 5.25), (29.96 ± 2.64), (120.05 ± 5.07) g/L in the control group, there were significant differences between the two groups ( t=7.05, 9.16, 5.69, all P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications was 4.35%(2/46) in the observation group, 19.57%(9/46) in the control group, there was significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=5.06, P<0.05). Conclusions:The clinical nursing pathway based on ERAS concept can effectively ensure the nutrition needed by patients with gastric cancer during postoperative rehabilitation, accelerate rehabilitation process, and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.