the physiotherapist guided the patient when walking and recorded the walking distance. Afterthat, the patient was instructed to walk and record the walking distance independently (ifpossible). The objective of the protocol was to walk a distance of 1 km on postoperative day5. A predefined track in a hospital corridor was used to allow precise recording of the walkingdistance. Contraindications for enforced walking were: (1) haemodynamic instability (i.e.heart frequency at rest >100 or <40 beats/minute or systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg and/ordiastolic blood pressure <50 mmHg; (2) (near) respiratory insufficiency (i.e. breathingfrequency >30 breaths/minute and oxygen saturation <90%; and/or (3) fever, invalidating painor fierce wound leakage. These contraindications were checked daily by the physiotherapist.Other indications for physiotherapeutic treatment (e.g. in case of PPCs) were similar to thefirst study period.
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