Postoperative day of surgery ambulation improves outcomes following lung resection: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of post-surgical same day ambulation in lung resection patients is relatively unstudied. We sought to determine the relationship between day of surgery ambulation and postoperative outcomes after lung resection.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study at one healthcare system with six hospitals (1/2019-3/2023). Patients undergoing segmentectomy and lobectomy were targeted for inclusion. Patients who had missing ambulation data were excluded. Patients were divided into two cohorts based on whether or not they ambulated postoperatively on the day of surgery. Postoperative outcomes were compared using chi-square, Fisher's exact, or Mann-Whitney-U tests. Multivariable logistic regression controlling for pertinent perioperative confounders was per

SUBMITTER: Stuart CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature