Why the study?
Does early ambulation improve myoelectric recovery from postoperative ileus in patients following laparotomy?
Population
34 patients following laparotomy
Comparison
Ambulatory regimen beginning on postoperative… vs No ambulation until postoperative day 4
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to postoperative day 4
Authors
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Early ambulation shows no myoelectric benefit after laparotomy; hypothesis-generating for clinical ileus outcomes.
Does early ambulation improve myoelectric recovery from postoperative ileus in patients following laparotomy?
Early ambulation does not appear to hasten myoelectric recovery from postoperative ileus following laparotomy.
Waldhausen et al. (1990) studied this question.
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