05/08/2026
Here’s one to give your patients while they’re in Pre-op waiting to roll back! Who doesn’t love to know what they can do to avoid complications! # take control # myhealth
Every Additional 1,000 Daily Steps After Surgery Reduces Risk Of Complications, Rehospitalization, Study Finds
HealthDay (5/7, Thompson) reports a study found that “every extra 1,000 steps a patient takes daily after surgery lowers their odds of complications.” For the study, researchers tracked “nearly 2,000 people undergoing inpatient surgery who wore activity trackers while undergoing inpatient surgery.” Results indicated that “each additional 1,000 steps per day after surgery are linked to 18% lower odds of complications, 16% lower odds of needing readmission to hospital, and 6% shorter hospital stays. These results held even after researchers adjusted for factors like age, s*x, and the level of surgical risk for each patient, researchers said.” The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
