Acute renal failure is typical in patients with renal cortical necrosis, with associated complications (eg, hyperkalemia, fluid overload). Chronic renal failure, occurring in 30-50% of patients, requires dialysis and transplantation.
The average hospital stay is 1 to 3 nights which varies depending on type of surgery and your overall condition. Duodenal switch surgery: 2 to 3 days; Gastric bypass surgery: 2 to 3 days; Gastric sleeve surgery: 2 to 3 days; Mini gastric bypass: 2 to 3 days; Gastric banding surgery (LAP-BANDÂ®): 1 day or less; Gastric Balloon: Same-day (outpatient)
Recovery time after gastric bypass. The average patient will go home the same day with Lap-Band, spend 2 nights in the hospital with gastric bypass and be back to their normal routine in 5 - 7 days. Recovery time for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Lap Band. Lap Bands are now done as outpatient procedures in some institutions. Laparoscopic gastric bypasses will usually stay in the hospital for approximately 2 nights. The recovery time for both procedures is relatively short.