LEARNING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY

Prognostic factors of morbidity in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

OBJECTIVE To determine the preoperative and perioperative predictive factors of morbidity/mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), using the Clavien's classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent PCNL between January 2005 and January 2012. Preoperative and postoperative factors, such as age, obesity, sur...

Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding and Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Staghorn Calculi Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: The incidence of renal hemorrhage during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is high. We sought to evaluate the effects of tranexamic acid (TXA) on bleeding and hemoglobin levels of patients with staghorn calculi treated with PCNL.Methods: In a double-blind clinical trial, 120 patients with staghorn calculi candidated for PCNL in Alzahra Hospital between January 2014 and Novem...

Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding and Hemoglobin Levels in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Letter to Editor

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with solitary kidney.

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the patients with solitary kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1995 and 2005, we had 11 patients with a solitary kidney and kidney calculi who underwent PCNL at our center. Tubeless and standard PCNLs were performed in 3 and 7 patients. In 1 patient, we could not achieve access to the system due to th...

Assessment of patients skin dose undergoing coronary angiography and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

Background: Practice of interventional cardiology procedures such as Coronary angiography (CA) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has largely increased in recent years and is now changing to a matter of routine in many hospitals. The purpose of this study was to measure skin and organ doses in patients undergoing CA and PTCA and to find a probable relation with c...