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Conditions
Brief summary
Early ambulation after abdominal surgery has inconclusive evidence regarding its effect various post-operative complication and return of proper gastrointestinal motility. Our hypothesis is that increased early ambulation (during the initial 1- days after surgery will correlate with faster recovery and less complications. We wish to quantitively assess correlation between ambulation after abdominal surgery to length of hospital stay and surgical complications using non-invasive ankle-worn digital pedometers during the hospital stay.
Interventions
(Observational) Patients undergoing abdominal surgeries we be followed during their hospitalization and assessed for daily ambulation, passage of gas and/or bowel movements, nausea and/or vomiting and for development of post-operative complications. Additionally, hospital readmission and later complication occurring up to 30 days post-op will be assessed.
Daily ambulation will be measured continuously throughout the hospitalization using non-invasive, digital ankle pedometers. Patients will be
(Observational) Patients undergoing abdominal surgeries we be followed during their hospitalization and assessed for daily ambulation, passage of gas and/or bowel movements, nausea and/or vomiting and for development of post-operative complications. Additionally, hospital readmission and later complication occurring up to 30 days post-op will be assessed. Daily ambulation will be measured continuously throughout the hospitalization using non-invasive, digital ankle pedometers. Patients will be fitted with water-resistant pedometers on the day of surgery and the devices will be kept on until discharge.
Sponsors
Oded Zmora, MD
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients admitted for elective surgery, able to ambulate normally according to mobility score criteria CAS Score >3 NMS Score > 5, GPPAQ Score of "Moderately Inactive"/"Moderately Active"/"Active".
Exclusion criteria
Spinal/Pelvic or limb injury preventing ambulation, delirium/dementia or other cognitive or neurological impairment preventing informed consent and cooperation, continued regional anaesthesia preventing adequate ambulation, high risk for abdominal wound dehiscence preventing adequate ambulation, previous history of wound dehiscence, large ventral hernia, morbidly obese (BMI>40), serum albumin < 3.0 mg/dl, uncontrolled or chronic pain preventing normal ambulation, age below 18 years or above 85 years and history of any illicit drug use or alcoholism within the past year.
Outcome results
None listed