Casey had decided that the best time to test the dogs' intelligence was on the third postoperative day.

The authors had previously used prophylactic antibiotics for 5 to 7 postoperative days.

On the second postoperative day she began bleeding in her abdomen, and excreted and vomited blood.

A guided physical therapy program begins on postoperative day 1.

On the third postoperative day, the T-tube was removed after cholangiography showed sufficient drainage.

Surgically treated animals were then tested on postoperative days 3 and 12.

On the third postoperative day, her heart declared its independence, again becoming rapid and irregular, the variable rhythm of atrial fibrillation.

The patients in this series were allowed to sit up in bed the day after operation and in a chair on the second postoperative day.

These tend to occur at specific days after surgery (postoperative days or POD).

Cardiac catheterization on postoperative day 14 showed a patent stented anastomosis.