The impact of delayed mobilization on post-discharge outcomes after emergency abdominal surgery: A prospective cohort study in older patients.

ABSTRACT: Surgeons are increasingly treating seniors with complex care needs who are at high-risk of readmission and functional decline. Yet, the prognostic importance of post-operative mobilization in older surgical patients is under-investigated and remains unclear. Thus, we evaluated the relationship between post-operative mobilization and events after hospital discharge in older people. Overall, 306 survivors of emergency abdominal surgery aged ≥65y who required help with <3 activities of daily living were prospectively followed at two Canadian tertiary-care hospitals. Time until mobilization after surgery was attained from hospital charts and a priori defined as 'delayed' (≥36h) or 'early' (<36h). Primary outcomes for 30-day and 6-month all-cause readmission/death after discharge were assessed

SUBMITTER: Pederson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647086 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature