Physiotherapy in upper abdominal surgery – what is current practice in Australia?

Table 2 Milestones expected to be achieved following UAS

(n = 45)	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3–5
Bed exercises	78	20	13
Sitting over edge of bed	98	18	18
Transferring bed to chair	100	24	22
Marching on spot (at bedside)	96	29	18
Walking away from bed (5+ m) with assistance	80	47	22
Walking independently with gait aid away from bed	20	67	58
Walking independently without gait aid away from bed	9	31	96
Stairs	2	18	96
Other(s) (please specify)	4	7	13

Values expressed as % where participants answered “always”. Values in bold indicate the top 4 expected milestones for day 1

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