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  • Rehabilitation Medicine

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  • Traumatic solid organ injury necessitates careful management strategies.
  • Early ambulation is an emerging protocol for trauma patients.
  • Evaluating the efficacy of early ambulation is crucial for patient recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review early ambulation protocols for traumatic solid organ injury.
  • To assess the clinical outcomes and resource utilization associated with early ambulation versus bed rest.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive search of major electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library).
  • Inclusion of prospective and retrospective analyses, RCTs, cohort studies, and case series.
  • Review of six studies investigating early ambulation in solid organ trauma.

Main Results:

  • No convincing evidence of differing clinical outcomes between early ambulation and bed rest.
  • Early ambulation demonstrated reduced length of hospitalization across all reviewed studies.
  • Early ambulation was associated with decreased national healthcare costs.

Conclusions:

  • Preliminary evidence suggests bed rest offers no clinical benefit for low- to mid-grade (grades 1-2) solid organ injuries.
  • Early ambulation appears safe and potentially cost-effective.
  • Further research is needed to establish definitive guidance for trauma patient outcomes.