Clinical Study
Impact of Preoperative Counselling on Early Postoperative Mobilization and Its Role in Smooth Recovery
Table 1
Demographic and operative data.
| | Data | Group I () | Group II () | value |
| | Age (years), mean (SD) | 36.70 (8.69) | 37.01 (8.43) | 0.79a | | Gender, M : F | 49 : 64 | 38 : 73 | — | | Mode of admission, n (%) | | | | | Emergency department | 62 (54.86) | 55 (49.54) | 0.43b | | Outpatient department | 51 (45.13) | 56 (50.45) | | | Diagnosis n (%) | | | | | Hernia | 22 (19.46) | 24 (21.62) | — | | Cholelithiasis/cholecystitis | 41 (36.28) | 35 (31.53) | | | Appendicitis | 25 (22.13) | 28 (25.22) | | | Intestinal obstruction | 13 (11.5) | 14 (12.61) | | | Intestinal perforation | 3 (2.65) | 6 (5.40) | | | CA colon | 3 (2.65) | 2 (1.80) | | | Gastric carcinoma | 1 (0.88) |
0 () | | | Type of surgery n (%) | | | | | Hernia repair | 22 (19.46) | 24 (21.62) | — | | Cholecystectomy | 43 (36.28) | 35 (31.53) | | | Appendectomy | 25 (22.13) | 28 (25.22) | | | Graham’s repair | 1 (0.88) | 5 (4.5) | | | Resection and anastomosis | 2 (1.76) | 1 (0.9) | | | Hemicolectomy | 3 (2.65) | 2 (1.8) | | | Gastrectomy | 1 (0.88) | 0 () | | | Duration of surgery (mins), mean (SD) | 64.91 (17.7) | 63.33 (18.4) | 0.51a | | ASA score | | | 0.32b | | Normal | 66 | 72 | | | Mild systemic diseases | 47 | 39 | | | Emergency (either class I or II) | 62 | 55 | | | Visual Analogue Score (VAS), mean (SD) | 3.80 (0.77) | 3.98 (0.92) | 0.10 a |
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bChi-square test.
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