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                                Chapter 7
During the first two years of the program, 49 patients (57%) were discharged to a rehabilitation centre (46 of whom participated in the program); nine patients (10%) continued physical therapy at home after discharge, and 26 patients (30%) had a fast recovery and were discharged to their home without additional support.
Table 1 Baseline characteristics for all cohorts
 Median age (IQR) Gender (%)
Male
Female
BMI kg/M2 (SD) ASA score (%)
I II III IV
n=86
80.6 (6.2) 0.5
2010-2011
n=63 81.4 (7.3)
33 (52)
30 (48) 25.3 (5.2)
2012-2013
n=75 79.7 (5.0)
38 (51)
37 (49) 26.8 (4.6)
2014-2015
42 (49)
44 (51)
26.0 (3.8) 0.2
 p-value 0.9
 Any comorbidity (%)
CCI score 0 16 CCI score 1 23 CCI score ≥2 24
Number of patients with CHD 3 Tumour location (%)
Colon 47
Rectum 16 Tumour stage AJCC (%)
I 17 II 25 III 21
Katz ADL ≥ 2 - Reported falls < 6 months - Use of a walking device - Self reported cognitive impairment - SNAQ ≥ 2 - Polypharmacy (≥5 medications) -
(25) (37) (38) (5)
(75) (25)
(27) (40) (33)
12 (16) 27 25 (33) 26 38 (51) 33 3 (4) 5
56 (75) 60 19 (25) 26
21 (28) 32 21 (28) 29 33 (44) 25
0.2
(6) 0.9 0.5
(70) (30)
(37) (34) (29)
0.9 3 (5) 3 (4) 4 (5)
35 (56) 42 (56) 48 (56)
24 (38) 29 (39) 33 (38) 1 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1)
- - - - - -
9 (10) 17 (20) 32 (37) 18 (21) 23 (27) 40 (47)
(31) (30) (38)
0.2
 2010-2011 and 2012-2013, control cohort; 2014-2015, study cohort, IQR, interquartile range; %, percentage; SD, standard deviation; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index CHD: congestive heart disease
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