Abstract:There are often misconceptions associated with early mobilization in postoperative spine surgery patients related to initiating mobility and staff responsibilities. Nursing staff and nursing certified technicians are responsible for ambulating patients after lumbar laminectomy surgery, resulting in improvement in clinical outcomes (Rupich et al., 2018). Lack of early mobilization in postoperative lumbar laminectomy patients may result in complications such as hospital-acquired weakness, infection, and increase… Show more
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