FREQUENCY OF COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY IN UPPER OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY
Keywords:
Percutaneous nephrostomy, Ultrasound, Seldinger's technique, ComplicationsAbstract
Background: Ultrasound guided percutaneous nephrostomy may relieve the urinary tract obstruction but may have
complications.
Objective: To determine the frequency of complications of Ultrasound guided, percutaneous nephrostomy by
seldinger technique for obstructive uropathy.
Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 196 patients with obstructive uropathy who were treated with ultrasound guided percutaneous nephrostomy done by Seldinger's technique. The patients were followed up for 15 days for the complications like sepsis, hemorrhage, pleural effusion and displacement of catheter.Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 14.
Results: Sepsis occurred in 1 (0.51%), major hemorrhage in 1 (0.51%), minor hemorrhage in 3 (1.53%), pleural effusion in 1 (0.51%), displacement of PCN catheter in 11 (5.61%) and no complications occurred in 179 (91.33%) patients.
Conclusion: The most common complications rate for the ultrasound guided percutaneous neprhostomy by Seldinger's technique are displacement of PCN catheter, hemorrhage and sepsis.
