"Early Ambulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Procedure to accelerate the ability of a patient to walk or move about by reducing the time to AMBULATION. It is characterized by a shorter period of hospitalization or recumbency than is normally practiced.
| Descriptor ID |
D004434
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.335 E02.831.335
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| Concept/Terms |
Early Ambulation- Early Ambulation
- Accelerated Ambulation
- Ambulation, Accelerated
- Ambulation, Early
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Early Ambulation" by people in Profiles.
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Extracorporeal Life Support Organization 2024 Guideline for Early Rehabilitation or Mobilization of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO J. 2025 Mar 01; 71(3):187-199.
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for patients undergoing radical cystectomy: Surgeons' perspectives and recommendations ten years after its implementation. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 51(3):109543.
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Guillotine Transmetatarsal Amputations With Staged Closure Promote Early Ambulation and Limb Salvage in Patients With Advanced Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. J Endovasc Ther. 2024 Aug; 31(4):687-696.
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Enhanced recovery in liver surgery decreases postoperative outpatient use of opioids. Surgery. 2019 07; 166(1):22-27.
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Perceived Barriers to Mobility in a Medical ICU: The Patient Mobilization Attitudes & Beliefs Survey for the ICU. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Oct; 35(10):1026-1031.
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European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Neurosurgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 02; 35(2):90-95.
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What Is "Enhanced Recovery," and How Can I Do It? J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 01; 22(1):164-171.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Accurately Measure the Value of an Enhanced Recovery Program in Liver Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Dec; 221(6):1023-30.e1-2.
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Outcomes and safety of endoscopic tarsal tunnel decompression: a systematic review. Foot Ankle Spec. 2014 Feb; 7(1):57-60.
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[Postoperative pain management after minimally invasive hysterectomy: thoracic epidural analgesia versus intravenous patient-controlled analgesia]. Anaesthesist. 2013 Oct; 62(10):797-807.