The aim of this study was to determine whether walking at 4 h after surgery as a more aggressive way to proceed with early mobilization could be a safe approach compared with the patients who walked the day after surgery.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata Hospital, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakatashi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan. kanedah@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp