It’s common for doctors to ask you to walk a little on the same day of the surgery. Doing this discourages the formation of blood clots and shows the doctor how you’re dealing with recovery after the ...

We prespecified the following subgroup analyses: (1) type of surgery (eg, orthopaedic, cardiac, abdominal); (2) cancer versus non-cancer surgery; (3) type of intervention (eg, brief, 5 days or less vs ...