Operating times and bleeding complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a comparison of tract dilation methods in 5,537 patients in the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study.
Operating times and bleeding complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a comparison of tract dilation methods in 5,537 patients in the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study.
A. Yamaguchi,A. Skolarikos,5 Authors,J. J. de la Rosette
2011 · DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0606
Journal of endourology · 229 Citations
TLDR
Investigating factors that affect operating times and bleeding complications associated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy shows that in PCNL, factors that are associated with bleeding/transfusion include sheath size, operating time, stone load, and caseload.