Table 2.

Postoperative morbidity and length of hospital stay

Postoperative morbidity, number of patients (%)	10 (4.4 %)
▪ Respiratory morbidity (5 LRTI, 1 type II respiratory failure)	6
▪ Thromboembolic complications (one DVT, one PE)	2
▪ Post-operative bleed (dropped Hb, managed conservatively)	1
▪ Postoperative morbidity, number of patients (%)	1
Length of hospital stay, mean ± SD (days)
▪ Gastric band	0.69 ± 0.81
▪ Gastric bypass	1.88 ± 1.12
▪ Sleeve gastrectomy	2.30 ± 1.69
Day-case discharge successful for gastric band patients	14 (48 %)
Discharge successful on first postoperative day, number (%)
▪ Gastric bypass	56 (37 %)
▪ Sleeve gastrectomy	13 (28 %)

Presence of postoperative LRTI requiring antibiotic treatment was determined either clinically (newly developed cough productive of green/brown phlegm with signs of sepsis) or radiologically (presence of pulmonary opacities/infiltrates coupled with clinical signs in keeping with LRTI)

DVT lower limb deep venous thrombosis, Hb hemoglobin, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection, PE pulmonary embolus