Trial reportCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2018
Physical performance following acute high-risk abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study.
Trial report in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06239831 (Postoperative Respiratory and Activity Monitoring), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Postoperative Respiratory and Activity Monitoring
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for thoracic and abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of General Physical Activity Promoting Interventions on Functional Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized over 48 Hours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of a transfer- and ambulation-focused early mobilization protocol on functional capacity after kidney transplantation: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nephrology · 2026Trial
- On-demand (SOS) analgesia through Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) catheter route for post-operative pain relief in Emergency Laparotomies-a non-randomised interventional study (STAPLE trial).Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Trial
- Patterns of patient worry following major emergency abdominal surgery: a 180-day follow-up study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Assessment of physical function of hospitalized older patients in routine clinical practice predicts 1-year mortality; A cohort study of 5,062 medical and surgical patients.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
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- Characterisation and evaluation of early mobilisation interventions after emergency laparotomy surgery: a scoping review.BJA open · 2025Review
- Delayed ambulation in adult patients after major abdominal surgery in Northwest Ethiopia: a multicenter prospective follow up study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Significance of Preoperative Multidisciplinary Assessment with 30-Second Sit-to-Stand and Timed Up-and-Go Tests in Predicting Postoperative Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Association between reduced physical performance measures and short-term consequences after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Observational
- Fatigue, fear of being mobilized and residual limb pain limit independent basic mobility and physiotherapy for patients early after major dysvascular lower extremity amputation: A prospective cohort study.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Article
- Accelerometer-Measured Inpatient Physical Activity and Associated Outcomes After Major Abdominal Surgery: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2023Review
- Validity, Responsiveness, and Predictive Ability of the Japanese Version of the Cumulated Ambulation Score in Patients with Hip Fracture.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Barriers and enablers to physical activity in patients during hospital stay: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2021Article
- Geriatric assessment and intervention in older vulnerable patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial (GEPOC trial).BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Functional performance and 30-day postoperative mortality after emergency laparotomy-a retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study of 1084 patients.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2020Article
- Translation, Inter-rater Reliability, Agreement, and Internal Consistency of the Japanese Version of the Cumulated Ambulation Score in Patients after Hip Fracture Surgery.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2020Article
- Translation, reliability, agreement and validity of the Turkish version of Cumulated Ambulation Score in patients with hip fracture.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2020Article
- Early intensive mobilization after acute high-risk abdominal surgery: a nonrandomized prospective feasibility trial.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAcute high-risk abdominal (AHA) surgery is associated with high mortality, multiple postoperative complications and prolonged hospital stay. Further development of strategies for enhanced recovery programs following AHA surgery is needed. The aim of this study was to describe physical performance and barriers to independent mobilization among patients who received AHA surgery (postoperative days [POD] 1-7).
methodsPatients undergoing AHA surgery were consecutively enrolled from a university hospital in Denmark. In the first postoperative week, all patients were evaluated daily with regards to physical performance, using the Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS; 0-6 points) to assess basic mobility and the activPAL monitor to assess the 24-hour physical activity level. We recorded barriers to independent mobilization.
resultsFifty patients undergoing AHA surgery (mean age 61.4 ± 17.2 years) were included. Seven patients died within the first postoperative week, and 15 of 43 (35%) patients were still not independently mobilized (CAS < 6) on POD-7, which was associated with pulmonary complications developing (53% v. 14% in those with CAS = 6,
conclusionPatients who receive AHA surgery have very limited physical performance in the first postoperative week. Barriers to independent mobilization are primarily fatigue and abdominal pain. Further studies investigating strategies for early mobilization and barriers to mobilization in the immediate postoperative period after AHA surgery are needed.
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