Table 3.
Level of 24-hour physical activity between independently (CAS = 6) and nonindependently (CAS < 6) mobile patients within the first postoperative week
| Activity | CAS < 6 | CAS = 6 | p value | ||
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| Median (IQR) | n* | Median (IQR) | n* | ||
| Sit/lie, h | |||||
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| POD-2 | 23.9 (23.8–24.0) | 28 | 22.5 (22.3–23.3) | 16 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-4 | 24.0 (23.7–24.0) | 21 | 22.7 (21.2–23.2) | 22 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-7 | 23.8 (23.5–24.0) | 15 | 22.5 (21.6–23.2) | 15 | < 0.001 |
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| Stand/steps, h | |||||
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| POD-2 | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 28 | 1.5 (0.8–1.7) | 16 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-4 | 0.0 (0.0–0.3) | 21 | 1.3 (0.8–2.8) | 22 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-7 | 0.2 (0.1–0.5) | 15 | 1.5 (0.8–2.4) | 15 | < 0.001 |
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| No. of transitions from sitting to standing | |||||
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| POD-2 | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | 28 | 15.5 (8.8–26.8) | 16 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-4 | 2.0 (0.5–7.5) | 21 | 24.5 (18.5–36.5) | 22 | < 0.001 |
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| POD-7 | 8.0 (4.0–14.0) | 15 | 33.0 (26.0–46.0) | 15 | < 0.001 |
CAS = Cumulated Ambulation Score; IQR = interquartile range; POD = postoperative day.
*
Number of patients still alive and not discharged.