Morsch, Ana Lúcia Bernardo de CarvalhoSilva, Ana Paula Hübner da2022-02-012022-02-012019http://repositorio.uricer.edu.br/handle/35974/394Abdominal surgeries have a high risk of compromising the patient's general condition, generating respiratory and functional complications due to immobility in the hospital intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the degree of functionality of patients hospitalized in the postoperative period of abdominal surgery. This is a cross-sectional-exploratory-descriptive-quantitative study, which consisted of a sample of 20 patients who underwent abdominal surgery at Santa Terezinha Hospital Foundation in Erechim - RS. These ones were submitted to the “Timed Up And Go” test evaluation and verification of the degree of functional independence from the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 22.0 software and correlations were performed using the Chi-Square test / Fisher's exact test, with a significance level of p <0.05. 35% of the patients' functionality were reduced in the general classification of FIM and self-care, 55% in the mobility category and 77% in the postoperative category of postoperative abdominal surgery. A statistically significant association was observed between functionality and risk of falls (p= 0,017) and between the FIM locomotion category and risk of falls (p= 0,022) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. It concludes that in patients undergoing abdominal surgeries there might be a decline in mobility and functionality, exposing the patient to a higher risk of falls and justifying the importance of preventive physiotherapist performance in the hospital environment.pt-BRFisioterapiaCuidados pós-operatóriosComplicações pós-operatóriasTrabalho de Conclusão de Curso