ABSTRACT

A 48-year-old woman undergoes laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, peritoneal washings and bowel adhesiolysis for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage Ib, high-grade serous endometrial cancer. Her blood loss was 1000 mL. A peritoneal pelvic drain is inserted. Her observations are stable and she is apyrexial. Her abdominal drain is straw-coloured fluid and is 500 mL on day 2. Her haemoglobin (HB) is 9 gm% and serum creatinine is 75. Drain fluid creatinine is reported as 90.