Patient History: A patient is an 86-year-old man who had a right hemicolectomy for a cecal carcinoma 2 days previously. Preoperatively, he was on antihypertensive medication, which has not been restarted. During the day, his urine output had been poor, with a total of 75 mL produced over the past 8 h. He has taken very little fluid orally during the day. His epidural was removed earlier that afternoon and he has been started on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain relief. Physical Examination: He is alert and orientated in time, place and person.
He is afebrile, blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg and pulse 110/min. His chest is clear and heart sounds are normal. His abdomen is tender around the incision, but otherwise soft and non-tender. He has normal bowel sounds and has opened his bowels since the operation. What would be your approach to managing this patient? *This…
