Table 3.

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Distance (m) for Binder (Experimental) and No Binder (Control) Groups

		Preoperative			POD 3			POD 5
Group	n	Distance	95% CI	n	Distance	95% CI	n	Distance	95% CI
		mean (SD)			mean (SD)			mean (SD)
No binder	30	443 (68.4)§	417–468	29	99 (68.7)	73–125	27	147 (62.2)	122–172
Binder	29	435 (105.6)§	395–475	27	110 (59.4)	87–134	25	198 (88.8)*	161–234

^§p<0.001 preoperative versus POD 3 and 5

^*p<0.05 change in walk distance POD 5 compared to POD 3 for binder versus no binder

POD=postoperative day