Mobilisation and Breathing Exercises After Abdominal Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Mobilisation and Breathing Exercises After Abdominal Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a new care strategy, including earlier and more intensive mobilization and individually adapted breathing exercises, regarding length of stay, recovery, complications and which factors predict interventions early in the postoperative course after various abdominal surgical procedures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• undergoing elective or emergency open, or robot-assisted abdominal surgery
• has an expected anesthesia time of over 4 hours
• is extubated on the operating table
• planned overnight stay in the postoperative ward.

Exclusion Criteria:

• plastic, trauma, transplant or orthopedic surgery.