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Table 2 Type of operations performed on 32 patients admitted requiringcritical care service during postoperative care and the number of postoperativedeaths by type of operation

From: The critically ill patient after hepatobiliary surgery

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