Mobilising after surgery
As mentioned earlier, patients’ recovery is improved by the multimodal programme. Some of the components of this programme need the patient’s input to get the best results. We mentioned earlier that sitting out of bed and walking decreases the chance of certain complications, . It also helps to improve breathing and stops patients becoming ‘stiff’. This reduces the need for pain killers and the possibility of side effects from them. Whenever possible, patients will sit out of bed on the night of surgery. It is normal to begin walking the morning following surgery and most people will also have their drip (intravenous infusion) and urinary catheter removed to help mobilisation. When patients are moving around with minimal discomfort and are eating and drinking, their bowel function usually returns rapidly.
mobilising decreases the chance of certain complications such as chest infection and DVT.
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