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Table 3 Actual recovery times for the (graded) resumption of work

From: Using patient data to optimize an expert-based guideline on convalescence recommendations after gynecological surgery: a prospective cohort study

Type of surgery (N)

20 h per week

30 h per week

40 h per week

n

Median (IQR)

n

Median (IQR)

n

Median (IQR)

LAS (109)

87

8 (5–15)

77

16 (9–24)

61

18 (12–33)

LH (79)

62

27 (14–35)

45

35 (19.5–49)

32

39 (24–51.3)

VH (58)

37

35 (23.5–46)

30

38 (35–49)

20

49 (39.8–52)

AH (58)

40

35 (24–49)

30

40 (32.3–60.8)

24

50 (35–60.5)

  1. Data present the median number of days after surgery at which the activity could be performed. N: number of patients per surgery group; n: number of patients that provided data on the activity
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