Elective upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) surgery Surgery Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery
Conditions
Interventions
1. Control group: routine post-operative physiotherapy
2. Intervention group: routine post-operative physiotherapy and goal directed mobilisation
Patients will be encouraged to achieve progressive mo
Sponsors
University of Dundee (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective patients 2 Abdominal surgery 3. Booked in High Dependency Unit (HDU) 4. Ability to give written informed consent prior to study participation 5 Male or female patients over 18 years old 6. Ability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements 7. Ability to mobilise (freely or with walking aid) 8. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 - 3 inclusive
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements (mobility) 2. Unable to give consent 3. Under 18 years of age 4. Patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) prior to HDU 5. Patients with impaired mobility (bed bound or wheel chair bound) 6. ASA grade 4 or above
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. HDU stay 2. Hospital stay | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Post-operative pulmonary complications: both the number of patients with these complication and the severity will be taken into account 2. Pulmonary function tests: the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) will be collected pre-operatively and post-operatively on days 3, 5 and prior to hospital discharge | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed