After minimally invasive cholecystectomy, patients can generally get out of bed and move around with the help of their family members in 6 to 8 hours, although it depends on the patient’s own situation.
Early postoperative activities are more conducive to the recovery of the patient’s body functions, especially the recovery of gastrointestinal, urinary and pulmonary functions. If patients stay in bed for a long time, it will reduce the muscle strength of patients and aggravate venous stasis and thrombus formation. Therefore, encouraging patients to get out of bed early with effective pain relief can reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications.
Even if patients cannot get out of bed, they should still perform some upper and lower limb activities in bed, which is conducive to rapid recovery.
It should be noted that patients should not be too hasty in their postoperative activities, and they should progress gradually, starting with walking around the bedside and gradually transitioning to walking in the hallway. If there is any discomfort during the activity, it should be stopped immediately and the doctor should be notified.