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Table 2 Perioperative characteristics

From: No staghorn calculi and none/mild hydronephrosis may be risk factors for severe bleeding complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

No. pts (%)

Major bleeding complication

Mild bleeding complication

Severe bleeding complication

p

 

70

22

48

 

OT (min, mean ± SD)

108.5 (39.9)

119.2 (41.7)

103.4 (38.4)

0.127

Corrected intraoperative hemoglobin drop (g/dL, mean ± SD)

20.6 (15.2)

19.8 (18.0)

20.9 (13.9)

0.785

Dilatation type (%)

    

Amplatz

51 (72.9)

16 (72.7)

35 (72.9)

0.987

Balloon

19 (27.1)

6 (27.3)

13 (27.1)

 

No. renal accesses (%)

    

Single

64 (91.4)

20 (90.9)

44 (91.7)

1.000

Multiple

6 (8.6)

2 (9.1)

4 (8.3)

 

Pole access (%)

   

0.697

Upper calyx

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Mid calyx

63 (90)

19 (86.4)

44 (91.7)

 

Lowe calyx

1 (1.4)

1 (4.5)

0 (0)

0.314

Multiple calyx

6 (8.6)

2 (9.1)

4 (8.3)

 
  1. OT operative time