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Table 3 The reasons for delayed discharge after day-surgery PCNL

From: Reasons and risk factors for delayed discharge after day-surgery percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Reasons

Case (n = 30, %)

Psychological reasonsa

7 (23.3%)

Medical reasons

23 (76.7%)

 Pain

7 (23.3%)

 Bleeding

4 (13.3%)

 Urosepsis

3 (10.0%)

 Urine leakage

3 (10.0%)

 Fever

2 (6.7%)

 Pleural effusion

2 (6.7%)

 Hypokaliemia

1 (3.3%)

 Urinary-tract infection

1 (3.3%)

  1. aPsychological reasons were defined as patients encountering discharge criteria but refusing to leave hospital because they feared the development of adverse events