ArticleClinics and practice2023
Early Ambulation Shortened the Length of Hospital Stay in ICU Patients after Abdominal Surgery.
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- Development and Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Compliance with early postoperative ambulation and Its associated barriers in hepatobiliary surgery patients within an enhanced recovery after surgery framework.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Concomitant Hysterectomy and vNOTES-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy: A Feasible and Safe Scarless Approach for Apical Prolapse Repair.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Predicting Factors Associated with Extended Hospital Stay After Postoperative ICU Admission in Hip Fracture Patients Using Statistical and Machine Learning Methods: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The optimal time to ambulation remains unclear for intensive care unit (ICU) patients following abdominal surgery. While previous studies have explored various mobilization techniques, a direct comparison between ambulation and other early mobilization methods is lacking. Additionally, the impact of time to ambulation on complications and disuse syndrome prevention requires further investigation. This study aimed to identify the optimal time to ambulation for ICU patients after abdominal surgery and considered its potential influence on complications and disuse syndrome. We examined the relationship between time to ambulation and hospital length of stay (LOS). Patients were categorized into the nondelayed (discharge within the protocol time) and delayed (discharge later than expected) groups. Data regarding preoperative functioning, postoperative complications, and time to discharge were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Of the 274 postsurgical patients managed in the ICU at our hospital between 2018 and 2020, 188 were included. Time to ambulation was a significant prognostic factor for both groups, even after adjusting for operative time and complications. The area under the curve was 0.72, and the cutoff value for time to ambulation was 22 h (sensitivity, 68%; specificity, 77%). A correlation between time to ambulation and complications was observed, with both impacting the hospital LOS (model 1:
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