20.500.12556/DiRROS-28764 The influence of catheter type, the number of sutures and patient's age on percutaneous nephrostomy displacement Vpliv vrste katetra, števila šivov in starosti bolnika na izpad perkutane nefrostome Background. Percutaneous nephrostomy displacement results in procedure failure, reducing quality of life in patients with hydronephrosis. Scarce data about factors influencing displacement led to evaluation of our data in order to give better insight into this topic. Patients and methods. Patients admitted for percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) exchange between March 3rd and October 3rd 2023 were included in our prospective observational study aiming to determine possible factors influencing PCN displacement. Catheter type, number of sutures and patients’ age over 70 years were analyzed. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square test were used; value less than 0.05 was determined as statistically significant. Results. We included 57 patients (35 males; mean age 71.4 years) in the study. Loop catheters with strings were implanted 58 times and without strings 17 times. Fixation was achieved by 55 single and by 20 double sutures. 17 PCN (22.7%) were displaced in designated period. The mean time from PCN implantation to exchange was 4.16 months. Neither catheter type, number of sutures or patients’ age significantly influenced PCN displacement (chi-square 0.57, 0.34 and 0.61, respectively). Conclusions. No significant difference in PCN displacement between two types of catheters and the number of fixing sutures was detected. Elderly patients had similar rates of PCN displacements as younger ones. The most important causes of PCN displacement remained probably patients’ activity and a care for PCN during months after the implantation. Proper patients’ education and care of the PCN are possibly the keys for long-term success. percutaneous nephrostomy displacement catheter type suture number age nefrologija drenaža urina kakovost življenja nega katetra true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-04-02 09:45:40 2026-04-02 09:45:41 2026-04-03 03:46:28 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 522-525, VI no. 4 Vol. 59 Dec. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616.61:616-089.48 1318-2099 10.2478/raon-2025-0037 273496579 RAZ_Kuhelj_Dimitrij_2025.pdf RAZ_Kuhelj_Dimitrij_2025.pdf 1 AB70F03CCF63A29134D45C88E89E7203 416c6e16207389753bb556b20e75c9849927d3200c4fd810b5cccd4f56546cab 1a9c3ca5-2e68-11f1-af78-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42822 https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/raon-2025-0037 1 f33544c9-2e67-11f1-af78-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42821 Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana 0 0 0