Gastric Bypass Surgery (laparoscopic)

Reduction of the stomach size with keyhole surgery and reducing the length of the small intestine, for very overweight people (bypassing the stomach the small intestine is directly attached to the top of the stomach)

Speciality General Surgery
Urgency elective
Duration 1 to 3 h
Blood Loss minimal to 500 ml
Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic +/- Local Anaesthetic
Procedures Urinary catheter, +/- Arterial line, +/- Central line
Pain mild-moderate (++)
Post-op Pain Local up to 4-8 hours
Post-op Pain II Tablets, Suppositories, Injection (im, iv)
Hospital Stay 3 to 4 days
Full Recovery 4 to 6 weeks
Additional Info Dietary intake is slowly built up after the operation

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