The safety and feasibility of early ambulation was evaluated prospectively in 907 patients undergoing elective coronary angioplasty and stenting with the use of 6Fr guiding catheters, low-dose heparin (5,000 IU), and immediate postprocedural sheath removal by comparing ambulation after 4 hours with immobilization for at least 12 hours. Because no excess in puncture site complications (2.3% vs 2...

background and aim: afterpain is a common phenomenon after vaginal delivery. any factor that causes a delay in the process of uterus sub involution and consequently returning its size to pre-pregnancy status could affect the severity of afterpain. this study aimed to investigate the factors related to afterpain in multiparous women delivered in 17-shahrivar hospital, mashhad, iran.  methods: in...

INTRODUCTION Bed rest has been considered as the cornerstone of management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for a long time, though it is not evidence-base, and there is growing evidence favoring early ambulation. METHODS Electronic databases including Medline, PubMed, Cochrane Library and three Chinese databases were searched with key words of "deep vein thrombosis", "pulmonary embolism", "veno...

The current trend in the non-operative treatment of femoral shaft fractures is away from prolonged traction and towards early ambulation. The cast brace treatment involves external support to the limb in such a way that maximal use can occur during healing. Early ambulation, while a fracture is healing, provides an environment for complete bone healing as well as allowing joint movement so that...

OBJECTIVE To test whether very early resumption of ambulation after femoral cardiac catheterisation is feasible and safe in patients with stable symptoms. DESIGN Prospective study in a selected group of men and women undergoing elective cardiac catheterisation, with next day physical inspection. SETTING Inpatient study. SUBJECTS Two hundred consecutive ambulant patients submitted to diagn...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a physical therapy guideline for patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery (UAS) in reducing the incidence of atelectasis and length of hospital stay in the postoperative period. MATERIALS AND METHODS A "before and after" study design with historical control was used. The "before" period included consecutive p...

eosinophils. In aged patients who are "doing badly" in general after operation and seem to be "going to pieces," if the cor¬ ticotropin test indicates poor function of the adrenal cortex substitution therapy in the form of administration of "cortisone" (adrenal cortical extract) has sometimes produced striking improvement in the patient's general condition. Therapy must be continued for some da...

A quality improvement project increases postoperative ambulation and decreases patient complications. T he ambulation of patients soon after surgery, now a fundamental part of nursing care, wasn't common practice until the middle of the past century. In an article published in 1949, D. J. Leithauser, a Detroit surgeon, stated, " Ten years ago early ambulation was considered a 'crack-pot' idea. ...