ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Visceral Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1667853
Effect of exercise prescription intervention mode in Omaha System in elderly patients with delayed gastric emptying after choledocholithiasis surgery
Provisionally accepted
- Suzhou hospital of Anhui Medical University, China, Suzhou, China
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Objective: To explore the impact of exercise prescription intervention mode according to Omaha System on defecation recovery in elderly patients with delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after choledocholithiasis surgery. Methods: A total of 96 elderly patients with DGE after choledocholithiasis surgery admitted in our hospital from July 2019 to June 2022 were selected and split into control group (CG) and observation group (OG). The CG adopted routine nursing intervention. Based on the CG, patients in the OG adopted exercise prescription intervention based on Omaha System. The postoperative defecation recovery time, negative emotions, sleep quality, quality of life along with nursing satisfaction of patients in both groups were compared. Results: Relative to the CG, the postoperative defecation recovery time of the OG was shorter (P<0.05). SAS, SDS together with PSQI scores in the OG were lower, compared with the CG after intervention (P<0.05). Each dimension of SF-36 score in the OG was higher, compared with the CG after intervention (P<0.05). The nursing satisfaction of patients in the OG was higher, compared with the CG (P<0.05). Conclusion: The Omaha System-based exercise prescription intervention significantly accelerated gastrointestinal function recovery and improved quality of life in elderly patients with postoperative DGE, suggesting it is a valuable and recommendable adjunct to routine postoperative care.
Keywords: Delayed gastric emptying, choledocholithiasis surgery, Elderly, Omaha system, Exercise prescription
Received: 17 Jul 2025; Accepted: 03 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Wenjing Kan, kwjsz868@163.com
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