High-risk patients for septic shock after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Alexandre DanilovicLucas Piraciaba Cassiano DiasFabio Cesar Miranda TorricelliGiovanni Scala MarchiniCarlos BatagelloFabio Carvalho VicentiniWilliam C NahasEduardo Mazzucchi

Published in: International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology (2024)

Patients with larger stones, positive preoperative urine culture, and a higher CCI are at risk for urinary septic shock after PCNL. These findings are of utmost importance for optimizing the perioperative care of these patients to prevent life-threatening complications.

Keyphrases

septic shock
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
spinal cord
cardiac surgery
radiofrequency ablation