Early mobilization is a widely practiced and important component of postoperative care following open abdominal surgery. Mobilization involving an upright position appears to be of greatest benefit in the early postoperative period with evidence of improvements in pulmonary function. A study to determine the effectiveness of scheduled ambulation on immediate postoperative outcomes among patients following major abdominal surgeries in government medical college and hospital at Tiruvannamalai. 50 subjects were selected by using convenient sampling technique. The findings revealed that that majority 15 (60%) of respondents in experimental group is moderate activity. In control group majority 16 (64%) is in poor activity.  In comparative findings the mean experimental group score is 44.2 and control group was 24 and ‘t’ test value is 4.42 result was found to be statistically significant at P< 0.05 level.  

Keywords: Scheduled Ambulation; Major Abdominal Surgeries and Post Operative Period.