Physiotherapy Practice Patterns for Management of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgeries in India: A Survey

Table 8

The mobilization on various postoperative days.

Postoperative day	Questions	Response	Frequency (), (%)
Postoperative day 2	Distance walked by patient	25–50 feet	155 (66.2)
		60–70 feet	58 (24.8)
		80–90 feet	8 (3.5)
		No response	13 (5.6)
	Frequency of ambulation	1 time	3 (1.3)
		2 times	143 (61.1)
		3 times	17 (7.3)
		4 times	2 (0.9)
Postoperative day 3	Distance walked by patient	110–130 feet	158 (67.5)
		140–160 feet	58 (24.8)
		170–190 feet	12 (5.1)
		≥200 feet	4 (1.7)
		No response	2 (0.9)
	Staircase climbing	4th day	68 (29.1)
		5th day	113 (48.3)
		6th day	23 (9.8)
		7th day	13 (5.6)
		No response	17 (7.3)
	Functional evaluation test; prior to discharge	2 min walk test	39 (16.7)
		6 min walk test	181 (77.4)
		12 min walk test	6 (2.6)
		Shuttle walk test	2 (0.9)
		No response	6 (2.6)