BACKGROUND Bed rest is often recommended as part of the management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), though this recommendation is not clearly evidence-based. METHODS Using the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, and Embase, this meta-analysis considered all randomized studies and prospective registries that compared the outcomes of patients with ...

OBJECTIVE Fast-track rehabilitation is a group of simple measures that reduces morbidity, postoperative complication and accelerates postoperative rehabilitation reducing hospital stay. It can be applied to lung cancer lobectomy. Fast-track rehabilitation cornerstones are: minimally invasive surgical techniques using video-assisted and muscle sparring incisions, normovolemia, normothermia, good...

The modernization of arthroplasty has paved the way for resurgence ultrasound-guided regional analgesia (RA) techniques. evolution newer RA techniques aids in reducing postoperative pain considerably as well facilitates early ambulation and discharge.

Background: Spinal Anesthesia (SA) as a safe, reliable, and cost-effective method is widely used for Cesarean Section (CS). However, it is sometimes complicated by Post-Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH). Objectives: We investigated the frequency of PDPH in CS under SA and related risk factors in an academic referral hospital in the north of Iran. Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-secti...

BACKGROUND In this study, we describe our experience regarding the implementation of early enhanced recovery after lung surgery. We achieved ambulation within 1 hour extubation mainly by minimally invasive surgery combined with fast-track thoracic anesthesia. METHODS retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes in 211 patients who underwent resection using miniport video-assisted (VATS) a multidi...

OBJECTIVE Ambulation of patients with acute respiratory failure may be unnecessarily limited in the acute intensive care setting. We hypothesized that ambulation of patients with acute respiratory failure would increase with transfer to an intensive care unit where activity is a key component of patient care. DESIGN Pre-post cohort study of respiratory failure patients. SETTING Adult intens...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and safety of ambulation of patients two hours after elective coronary angioplasty or stenting, or both. METHODS Coronary angioplasty and stenting were performed using 6 F guiding catheters by the femoral approach and a standard dose of heparin 5000 IU. There were no angiographic exclusion criteria except for planned atherectomy. Patients given oral antic...

Hip fractures are the most serious consequence of falling in older people with osteoporosis. Early ambulation is one of the main goals of inpatient rehabilitation aimed at reducing negative effects of immobilization, and promoting functional recovery. Recognizing the role of different factors that are associated with time to ambulation time after hip fracture surgery may help decrease morbidity...