9 Complications With Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

4. Kidney Failure

According to a 2006 study, acute renal failure occurs in thirty percent of patients who undergo cardiac surgery. Dialysis is needed in one percent of patients post-surgery. At the time of the study, no single method has been identified to prevent kidney failure in patients post cardiac surgery; however, the likelihood of renal failure depends on the health of the patient when discharged from the hospital. Similar studies note a sixty percent death rate from kidney failure after heart surgeries depending on the severity of the disease.