Surgery for esophageal cancer is also on the side of major surgery, with minimally invasive thoracoscopic treatment. However, because it involves the abdomen, chest, and even the neck, postoperative care is important: 1. keep the nutrition tube, gastric tube, and chest drainage tube open; 2. prevent the emergence of anastomotic fistula and pulmonary disease complications; 3. encourage patients to cough up sputum and maintain their nutrition; 4. patients with esophageal cancer are relatively old, and most of them may be combined with Most of them may be combined with cardiopulmonary diseases. Therefore, paying attention to the heart and lungs is also a very important part of postoperative care.