Population
Patients undergoing uncomplicated major surgery
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Postoperative fatigue may reflect modifiable factors like nutrition and mobilization; leaves open whether targeted interventions hasten recovery.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients undergoing uncomplicated major surgery
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Outcome
Postoperative fatiguepatient reported
Postoperative fatigue is a common phenomenon after major surgery linked to surgical stress, nutritional decline, and immobilization, suggesting that reducing surgical stress and improving mobilization and nutrition may be beneficial.
Cite This Study
Christensen et al. (1993) studied this question.