Rose-Marie Wilnerzon Thörn

About Rose-Marie Wilnerzon Thörn

Rose-Marie Wilnerzon Thörn is a licensed physiotherapist and a PhD candidate in the School of Medical Sciences at Örebro University. She is employed by Region Örebro County and works in surgical care as a physiotherapist in the Department of Physiotherapy at Örebro University Hospital.

Active project:

Feasibility, effects and experiences of immediate mobilisation after surgery

Early mobilisation is part of the ERAS concept (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) for a faster recovery after surgery. However, not all patients achieve the set mobilisation targets. According to ERAS, the patient should be mobilised out of bed ≥ 2 h on the day of the surgery and then ≥4-6h (days 1-3). Studies are lacking on how early after surgery, a targeted mobilisation can be carried out, its frequency and intensity, and the effect on the functional and activity level in the short- and long-term. This research project aims to investigate whether early targeted mobilisation increases function and activity postoperatively after surgery. The study will be a randomised controlled trial where the intervention consists of a gradual mobilisation starting 30 minutes after the patient arrives at the post-anaesthesia care unit. Additionally, the project will describe how the patients who underwent early mobilisation and the staff experienced the intervention; evaluate its effects on frail elderly patients; and the postoperative recovery in terms of health and disability up to 12 months.