Table 4 Intra- and post-operative outcomes

Mean operative time (min)

113

111

192

Mean estimated blood loss in theatre (mL)

311

159

810

Number of patients drain placed intraoperatively (n(%))

124 (87.9)

27 (60.0)

6 (100.0)

Number of patients transfused (n(%))

63 (45.0)

2 (6.1)

3 (75.0)

Admission to high dependency unit (HDU) (n(%))^a

14 (50.0)

4 (12.1)

2 (40.0)

Mean hospital length of stay (days)

10

5

10

Clavien–Dindo complications

  None

14 (9.9)

33 (82.5)

2 (33.3)

  Grade 1

62 (43.7)

3 (7.5)

1 (16.7)

  Grade 2

49 (34.5)

1 (2.5)

1 (16.7)

  Grade 3a

4 (2.8)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

  Grade 3b

7 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

  Grade 4a

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

  Grade 4b

1 (0.7)

1 (2.5)

0 (0)

  Grade 5

5 (3.5)

1 (2.5)

0 (0)