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case_images: Transfer to a wheelchair for meal intake
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case_images: From day X+70, since her heart rate remained <130 bpm, we instructed the nursing staff to transfer her to the wheelchair during lunch to ensure adequate sitting time and promote eating (Figure 1).
case_images: Aerobic exercise. Left: lower limb ergometer. Right: upper limb ergometer
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: By day X+114, she was able to walk continuously for 30 m with a walker, and aerobic exercises with hand or leg ergometers were initiated (Figure 2).
case_images: Body weight and the Barthel index
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: Changes in weight and Barthel index from the start of preoperative physical therapy to transfer to another hospital are shown in Figure 3.
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