Table 3.

Postoperative data for patients undergoing hepatic resection during March 2005 to June 2011

Variable (n = 128 resections)	Value
Total i.v. fluids in first 24 h, l, median (range)	3 (0.25–10)
Total i.v. fluids in first 48 h, l, median (range)	1 (0–7)
Total i.v. fluids in first 72 h, l, median (range)	0 (0–4)
Total i.v. fluids, l, median (range)	4.6 (1–58)
Reintroduction of diet, day, median (range)	0 (0–15)
Patients using NSAIDs, n (%)	70 (55%)
Length of stay, days, median (range)	4 (2–111)
Patients readmitted, n (%)	14 (11%)
Time from discharge to readmission, days, median (range)	3 (1–21)
Duration of readmission, days, median (range)	3 (1–16)
Reason for readmission, n (%)
Medical	4 (3%)
Bile leak	3 (2%)
Non-specific	2 (2%)
Wound infection	1 (1%)
Ileus	1 (1%)
Intra-abdominal collection/abscess	3 (2%)

NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.