Table 2.

Patient goals by postoperative day

Day of surgery	Postoperative day 1	Postoperative day 2
First or second case of day	Discontinue surgical drain and Foley catheter	Surgical dressing removed
Ambulate with PT, progress to WBAT with walker as tolerated	PT in morning, attempt to progress to crutches or cane	PT in morning, progress to cane and work on stairs/transfers
Epidural PCA for pain control	Discontinue epidural PCA at 10 am	If cleared by medical, surgical, and PT teams →discharged home
Light liquids for lunch	PT in the afternoon with similar goals, progress to stairs if tolerated	Study coordinator calls home the day after discharge to screen for care issues
Solid food for dinner
Begin ECASA for DVT prophylaxis

PT physical therapy, PCA patient-controlled analgesic, ECASA enteric-coated aspirin, DVT deep venous thrombosis, WBAT weight bear as tolerated