Clin Exp Obstet Gyn
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized-clinical trial examining a neoprene abdominal binder in gynecologic surgery patients.
Pain control and early ambulation are two important postoperative goals. Strategies that decrease morphine use while increasing ambulation have the potential to decrease postoperative complications. In this study the authors sought to determine the effect of an abdominopelvic binder on postoperative morphine use, pain, and ambulation in the first day after surgery. ⋯ The binder increased ambulations in the subset of patients at the highest risk for postoperative complications: elderly, cancer patients, and vertical incisions. Routine use of the binder may benefit particularly high-risk gynecologic surgical patients.