Table 1: Patient characteristics.
| Sex | Patients on protocol (n = 52) |
| Male, n (%) | 35 (67) |
| Female, n (%) | 17 (33) |
| Age (years), median (range) | 69 (31-87) |
| Day post op protocol started, median (range) | 5 (0 - 17) |
| Duration of protocol (days), median (range) | 17 (4 - 64) |
| Length of stay (days), median (range) | 30.5 (13 - 116) |
| Admission BMI (kg/m2), median (range) | 26.9 (19.2 - 57.5) |
| Discharge BMI (kg/m2), median (range) | 25.7 (17.8 - 56.1) |
| Weight change (%) during admission, median (range) | -4.0 (-19.1 - 7.6) |
BMI: Body Mass Index.