Complication of Surgical Procedure, Resident Physicians
Conditions
Keywords
Resident physician wellness, Post-operative walking program
Brief summary
Program studying the number of steps post-operative patients need to take to prevent post-operative complications. Also studying surgical resident wellness program that provides extra time to ambulate with inpatients.
Detailed description
Program studying the number of steps post-operative patients need to take to prevent post-operative complications. Patients receive a pedometer while inpatient to measure their daily steps, which is recorded in the electronic medical record.
Interventions
OTHERMeasuring number of post-operative steps
Measuring the number of post-operative steps that inpatients take.
Sponsors
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Richard Perugini
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Post-operative surgical patient with an over 24 hour post-operative stay in the hospital * Safe to ambulate with/without assistance
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to ambulate * Bedbound
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of steps | From index surgery to initial post-operative office visit, up to 3 weeks | Total number of steps ambulated by the patient as measured by a pedometer |
| 30 day Post-operative complications | 30 days | 30 day Post-operative complications |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed