Prospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2024; 16(8): 2649-2661
Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2649
Table 3 Postoperative movement and lung ultrasound score in different postoperative days, mean ± SD

Movement distance
Lung ultrasound score

n = 101
Difference from yesterday
95%CI of mean difference
P value
n = 101
Difference from yesterday
95%CI of mean difference
P value
POD1466 (195)3.54 (2.22)
POD2743 (310)277 (216)(234, 319)0.000 4.64 (2.88)1.10 (2.54)(0.60, 1.60)0.000
POD31025 (347)281 (221)(238, 325)0.000 2.75 (1.86)-1.89 (1.98)(-2.28, -1.50)0.000
POD41212 (391)187 (208)(146, 228)0.000 1.87 (1.72)-0.88 (1.49)(-1.18, -0.59)0.000
POD51264 (323)52 (285)(-5, 108)0.072 1.15 (1.39)-0.72 (0.92)(-0.90, -0.54)0.000