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Purpose <p>In September 2024, flooding from Hurricane Helene shut down a Baxter Solutions facility, which produced ~ 60% of the United States’ intravenous fluids, resulting in a nationwide saline shortage. Hospitals subsequently restricted perioperative irrigation, including in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), which traditionally relies on continuous saline irrigation throughout the procedure. We compared outcomes of PCNL under saline-restricted conditions with matched cases performed before the shortage.</p> Methods <p>Between October 15 and November 4, 2024, ten PCNLs were performed with recommendations to minimize irrigation. A matched control group was selected from a prospective institutional PCNL database, matched by age, sex, stone size, and operative time. Perioperative and postoperative outcomes—including irrigation volume, stone-free rate, laboratory values, and hospital length of stay—were analyzed using t-tests, Pearson chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests.</p> Results <p>Mean irrigation volume was significantly lower in the saline-restricted group compared with controls (6,600 ± 4,852 mL vs. 19,125 ± 18,195 mL, <i>p</i> = 0.009). There were no significant differences in baseline demographics, stone volume, or operative time. The saline-restricted group had a shorter hospital length of stay (0.9 ± 0.3 days vs. 1.8 ± 1.8, <i>p</i> = 0.0462), and lower postoperative day 1 creatinine (0.9 ± 0.3&#xa0;mg/dL vs. 1.3 ± 0.5&#xa0;mg/dL, <i>p</i> = 0.026). Postoperative hemoglobin, hematocrit, residual stone burden, and residual stone grades were similar between groups.</p> Conclusion <p>PCNL performed under saline-restriction significantly reduced irrigation volume without adversely affecting early postoperative outcomes or residual stone burden. These findings support judicious saline use during PCNL, particularly in times of supply shortage.</p>

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Finding a solution: preliminary results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy outcomes under saline-restricted irrigation conditions

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    2026年6月21日

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  • Tyler Lunow-Luke,
  • Tom No,
  • Aymon Ali,
  • Bruce M. Gao,
  • Jonathan Badin-Castro,
  • Seyed Amiryaghoub Lavasani,
  • Pengbo Jiang,
  • Jaime Landman,
  • Ralph V. Clayman,
  • Roshan M. Patel

摘要

Purpose

In September 2024, flooding from Hurricane Helene shut down a Baxter Solutions facility, which produced ~ 60% of the United States’ intravenous fluids, resulting in a nationwide saline shortage. Hospitals subsequently restricted perioperative irrigation, including in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), which traditionally relies on continuous saline irrigation throughout the procedure. We compared outcomes of PCNL under saline-restricted conditions with matched cases performed before the shortage.

Methods

Between October 15 and November 4, 2024, ten PCNLs were performed with recommendations to minimize irrigation. A matched control group was selected from a prospective institutional PCNL database, matched by age, sex, stone size, and operative time. Perioperative and postoperative outcomes—including irrigation volume, stone-free rate, laboratory values, and hospital length of stay—were analyzed using t-tests, Pearson chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests.

Results

Mean irrigation volume was significantly lower in the saline-restricted group compared with controls (6,600 ± 4,852 mL vs. 19,125 ± 18,195 mL, p = 0.009). There were no significant differences in baseline demographics, stone volume, or operative time. The saline-restricted group had a shorter hospital length of stay (0.9 ± 0.3 days vs. 1.8 ± 1.8, p = 0.0462), and lower postoperative day 1 creatinine (0.9 ± 0.3 mg/dL vs. 1.3 ± 0.5 mg/dL, p = 0.026). Postoperative hemoglobin, hematocrit, residual stone burden, and residual stone grades were similar between groups.

Conclusion

PCNL performed under saline-restriction significantly reduced irrigation volume without adversely affecting early postoperative outcomes or residual stone burden. These findings support judicious saline use during PCNL, particularly in times of supply shortage.