Return to normal activity after abdominal surgery: a pre-planned secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial across seven low- and middle-income countries

With rising need for surgical care and non-communicable disease globally, this study highlights the groups of patients at critical need for improving return to normal activity or recovery after surgery in LMICs. Improving access and implementation of rehabilitation pathways, aligned to the World Health Organisation, may be crucial to improve financial risk protection to patient and reduce productivity loss to the economy.