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Percutaneous Nephrostomy in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
卷 14, 期 7, 页码 -

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CUREUS INC
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26682

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Categories; Medicine; Urology; pyonephrosis; pyelonephritis; obstructed urinary system; complicated urinary tract infection; percutaneous nephrostomy

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This study aimed to investigate the use and complications of percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) in patients with urinary tract infections. The results showed that PCN was a safe and effective treatment for patients with infectious diseases such as pyelonephritis, renal abscess, perinephric abscess, and genitourinary tuberculosis.
Background The study aimed to determine the various indications for percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) primarily in patients with a urinary tract infection and to determine the various complications arising in these patients due to the procedure.Materials and methods A retrospective study of five-year data based on registers of the Department of Urology was performed. Among 716 patients, 226 inpatient data were obtained, curated, and analyzed. Indications for PCN, the periprocedural complications, the PCN's duration, details of antibiotics, risk factors for UTI, development of acute kidney injury, and renal replacement therapy were recorded.Results Patients were mostly female (53.1%, n=120/226). Malignancy (n=109, carcinoma cervix=68/109) and nephrolithiasis (n=70) contributed to 79.2%. Infections such as pyelonephritis, renal abscess, perinephric abscess, and genitourinary tuberculosis were identified in 47. Infectious diseases were significantly associated with younger age, female gender, diabetes, and prior pyelonephritis. PCN was placed at a median of two days after admission, and bilateral PCN was placed in 36 (15.2%) patients. Hydroureteronephrosis (probably infected) was an indication for PCN in 164/226 patients. In 33 patients with an infectious disease, PCN was performed for an obstructed urinary system. One major and two minor complications gave a rate of 0.06% for patients with infections, which was less than the accepted threshold of 4%.Conclusions We intended to study the utility and problems with placing a PCN catheter in patients with complicated urinary infections. We conclude that PCN is a safe and effective procedure in urinary tract infections with obstructed drainage.

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