When to ambulate the patient with a vascular graft in the groin.
Ankle blood pressure studied pre- and postoperatively in 60 patients after aortofemoral and femoral distal bypass surgery showed no adverse effect after major positional changes (supine, sitting, and standing). Early ambulation was not harmful to graft dynamics in this group of patients.
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006119:Groin / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011187:Posture