Fig. 1From: ICEAGE (Incidence of Complications following Emergency Abdominal surgery: Get Exercising): study protocol of a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial testing physiotherapy for the prevention of complications and improved physical recovery after emergency abdominal surgeryCONSORT diagram of the ICEAGE trial. Abbreviations: DB&C deep breathing and coughing, PPC postoperative pulmonary complications, HRQOL health-related quality of lifeBack to article page