Factors to Consider in Gynecological Surgery

Mettler, Liselotte; Eckmann-Scholz, Christel; Semm, I.; Alkatout, İbrahim

doi:10.2217/whe.14.10

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“…Gynecological surgery is not only narrow and deep in the surgical field of view in the pelvis, but also adjacent to the intestinal tract and urinary system and is rich in blood vessels and nerves. [1] Prolonged postoperative bed rest leads to adverse effects, such as disuse of the respiratory and circulatory system and skeletal muscles, respiratory complications, deep vein thrombosis, and mental disorders. [2] Additionally, paralytic ileus is one of the main complications after gyneco-logical surgery, and early mobilization is considered effective in prevention.…”

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Factors influencing leaving the bed in post-gynecological surgery patients: An exploratory study using a “walking diary”

Okajima¹,

Kawamura

Okabe³

et al. 2023

JNEP

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Objective: Early walking post-surgery is vital to prevent surgical complications and enhance recovery. This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect the number of steps taken after leaving the bed by patients following gynecological surgery using a “walking diary” and clinical outcomes.Methods: Data collected from the walking diary included the target number of steps and general condition of 95 gynecological patients who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy following clinical pathways. We analyzed the data using logistic regression.Results: The average number of steps on the first postoperative day of laparoscopy and laparotomy was 878 and 250 steps respectively, and increased to 2,525 and 1,023 steps, respectively, on the second postoperative day. The target number of steps and motivation at the time of waking up increased significantly with the postoperative course, and pain decreased significantly. The amount of bleeding and laparotomy were factors that inhibited the number of steps taken. Additionally, the larger the target number of steps on the two days after surgery, the greater the steps taken may be promoted. The surgical invasiveness of the procedure was a factor that influenced the number of steps taken.Conclusions: Patients who set a higher target number of steps for themselves took a higher number of steps in practice. They were presented with a guideline for the target number of steps for patients post-surgery: around 900 on post-operative day 1 (POD 1) and 2500 in POD 2. Improving postoperative symptoms might aid patients’ feeling of recovery, and reviewing the walking diary may enhance their motivation for walking as well as self-efficacy.

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