Table 1.

Relevant laboratory data prior to and following the operation

	Pre-op*	POD#0 (intra-op)†	POD#1	POD#2*	POD#3	POD#4	POD#5	POD#6	POD#11	POD#34	POD#61	Reference Values
Hemoglobin	8.7	9.0	9.2	6.8	9.7	11.2	11.0	10.7	11.6	9.9	10.3	13.9–16.3 g/dL
Bilirubin, total	2.4	3.8	9.9	24.4	34.1	34.8	37.6	35.0	13.8	4.3	2.9	0–1.2 mg/dL
Bilirubin, direct	-	-	5.5	20.0	33.0	34.0	36.0	28.4	8.7	2.44	-	0–0.4 mg/dL
ALT	46	63	68	65	63	54	55	58	70	46	42	0–40 U/L
ALP	199	135	136	105	120	112	136	158	310	277	210	30–120 U/L
AST	56	87	133	149	122	80	71	67	68	46	44	0–37 U/L

ALT, alanine amino transferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; POD, post-operative day.

^*The patient was transfused 2 units of packed red blood cells (pRBC) prior to the operation, 2 units pRBC on POD#2.

^†Estimated blood loss from the surgery was 250 mL.