Table 2.

Type of operations performed on 32 patients admitted requiring critical care service during postoperative care and the number of postoperative deaths by type of operation

Type of operation	Type of operation [% (n)]	Deaths (n)
Hepatic resection	47 (15)	5
Biliary enteric bypass	13 (4)	2
Pancreatic resection	9 (3)	1
Peptic ulcer operation	9 (3)	2
Extrahepatic bile duct resection	6 (2)	0
Acute pancreatitis operation	6 (2)	1
Combined hepatic and pancreatic resection	3 (1)	1
Abdominal wall dehisence	3 (1)	0
Thoracotomy and decortication	3 (1)	0