The quantity of early upright mobilisation performed following upper abdominal surgery is low: An observational study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  Browning, Laura ^a   Denehy, Linda ^a   Scholes, Rebecca L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early ambulation; Length of stay; Motor activity; Outcome assessment care (health care); Physiotherapy techniques; Postoperative complications; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947109542     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(07)70061-2     Document Type: Article

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