Early ambulation: an ugly phrase for a beautiful idea.
The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of scheduled ambulation of selected post-operative outcomes between control and experimental groups in two hospitals of Bangalore; scores of post-operative outcomes of the two groups were also associated with demographic variables. The sample of 60 major abdominal surgery patients admitted in two hospitals was subjected to a rating scale of 14 demographic items and 35 items on parameters of post-operative outcomes like pain, fatigue, urine retention etc. The results showed that scheduled ambulation was effective in reducing the severity of selected post-operative outcomes.
College of Nursing, PIMS, Loni, Tal-Rahata, Dist Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period